The Supreme Civil Aviation Authority comprises the following divisions

• II/L1, Aviation Law and Air Safety,
• II/L2, Aviation Relations,
• II/L3, Airports, Flight Operations and Technology and
• II/PMV, Project Management for Airport Procedures.

Information on the air accident investigation unit can be found on the website of the Federal Office for Transport (Bundesanstalt für Verkehr) in German only.

Tasks of the Supreme Civil Aviation Authority

Tasks handled by the Supreme Civil Aviation Authority include the following (brief excerpt from its range of activities):

• specific issues of aviation law (cases brought against aviation authorities in the courts of first instance);
• regulation of air transport including regulation of air safety operations;
• aviation personnel matters (legal aspects of civil aviation staff regulations including general training, tests and examinations);
• legal issues of compliance with the rules of
  • EASA (European Aviation Safety Authority),
  • JAA (Joint Aviation Authorities) and ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation),
  • and with European Union rules of relevance to aviation;
• international aviation relations, particularly with the multilateral bodies ICAO and ECAC (European Civil Aviation Conference);
• conduct of bilateral negotiations on aviation;
• conclusion of aviation agreements;
• basic planning of international scheduled passenger and occasional transport services;
• supervision of operations and safety through Austro Control GmbH and the Austrian Aeroclub as required by § 141 of the Aviation Act (LFG) (e.g. those of its responsibilities which are delegated to the Austrian Aeroclub);
• procedures under § 140 b of the Aviation Act (e.g. inspection responsibilities delegated to maintenance organisations);
• drafting of air transport legislation;
• in-flight safety and security measures against illegal acts;
• aviation security matters;
• supervision of airport safety and security;
• bans on air traffic inside safety exclusion zones;
• administrative procedures relating to airports and security systems, including monitoring of their operation and safety.

• Federal Office for Transport (German only) ~
  http://versa.bmvit.gv.at