Saturday, 9 May 2026

BCAS - TSA

BUREAU OF CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY (BCAS)
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Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)
├─ Aviation Security Regulatory Authority
├─ Aviation Security Standards (AVSEC)
│ └─ ICAO Annex 17 (Chicago Convention)
├─ Security Oversight & Compliance
│ ├─ Monitoring of Security Rules & Regulations
│ ├─ Security Surveys & Risk Assessment
│ └─ Surpri
se / Dummy Security Checks
├─ Training & Competen
cy Assurance
│ └─ Training Standards for Security Personnel
├─ Security Planning & Coordination
│ └─ National Aviation Security Coordination
├─ Emergency Preparedness
│ └─ Mock Exercises & Contingency Plan Testing
├─ Regional Offices
│ ├─ Delhi
│ ├─ Mumbai
│ ├─ Kolkata
│ └─ Chennai
└─ Headquarters
└─ New Delhi



Part 2 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (TSA)
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
├── U.S. Aviation Security Authority
│   ├── Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
│   └── Transportation Security Regulations
├── Passenger & Baggage Screening
│   ├── Passenger Security Checkpoints
│   ├── Checked Baggage Inspection
│   └── Prohibited Items Enforcement
├── Transportation Security Oversight
│   ├── Airport Security Compliance
│   ├── Airline Security Programs
│   └── Security Audits & Inspections
├── Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS)
│   ├── In-Flight Security Operations
│   └── Counter-Terrorism Missions
├── Security Technology & Detection
│   ├── Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT)
│   ├── Explosive Detection Systems (EDS)
│   └── Credential Authentication Technology
├── Intelligence & Threat Assessment
│   ├── Risk-Based Security Programs
│   ├── Watchlist Coordination
│   └── Threat Monitoring & Response
├── TSA PreCheck Program
│   ├── Trusted Traveler Screening
│   └── Expedited Passenger Processing
├── Surface Transportation Security
│   ├── Rail Security
│   ├── Mass Transit Security
│   ├── Highway Security
│   └── Pipeline Security
├── Training & Workforce Management
│   ├── Transportation Security Officers (TSO)
│   ├── Security Training Programs
│   └── Operational Readiness Exercises
├── Emergency Preparedness & Incident Response
│   ├── Contingency Planning
│   ├── Crisis Management
│   └── National Security Coordination
├── Regional & Field Operations
│   ├── Federal Security Directors (FSD)
│   ├── Airport TSA Offices
│   └── International Operations
├── Headquarters
│   └── Springfield, Virginia, USA
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AERA

Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India
└─ Government of India
   └─ Ministry of Civil Aviation
      └─ Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA)
         ├─ Statutory Status
         │  ├─ Established vide Notification No. GSR 317(E)
         │  ├─ Date of Notification: 12 May 2009
         │  ├─ Governing Act: AERA of India Act, 2008
         │  └─ Act in force w.e.f. 01 September 2009
         │
         ├─ Core Mandate
         │  ├─ Regulation of Tariff for Aeronautical Services
         │  ├─ Determination of Airport Charges at Major Airports
         │  └─ Monitoring of Performance Standards
         │
         ├─ Functions (Section 13 of AERA Act, 2008)
         │  ├─ Determine Tariff for Aeronautical Services
         │  │  ├─ Capital Expenditure & Timely Investments
         │  │  ├─ Cost of Efficiency Improvement
         │  │  ├─ Economic & Viable Airport Operations
         │  │  ├─ Government Concessions / MoUs
         │  │  └─ Any Other Relevant Factors
         │  │
         │  ├─ Determine Development Fees
         │  ├─ Determine Passenger Service Fee (Rule 88)
         │  │  └─ Aircraft Rules, 1937 (under Aircraft Act, 1934)
         │  │
         │  ├─ Monitor Performance Standards
         │  │  ├─ Quality of Service
         │  │  ├─ Continuity of Service
         │  │  └─ Reliability of Service
         │  │
         │  ├─ Call for Information Required for Tariff Determination
         │  └─ Perform Other Functions Entrusted by Central Government
         │
         ├─ Role & Impact
         │  ├─ Promote Healthy Competition among Major Airports
         │  ├─ Encourage Investment in Airport Infrastructure
         │  ├─ Protect Interests of Airport Users
         │  └─ Ensure Efficient, Economic & Viable Airports
         │
         └─ Leadership & Headquarters
            ├─ Chairperson: Shri S. K. G. Rahate, IAS (Retd.)
            └─ Address:
               └─ AERA Building
                  └─ Safdarjung Airport
                     └─ New Delhi – 110003
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DGCA

 DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION (DGCA)

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Directorate General of Civil Aviation

└─ Government of India

   └─ Ministry of Civil Aviation

      └─ Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)

         ├─ Regulatory Authority (Civil Aviation)

         ├─ Air Safety & Airworthiness

         │  ├─ Aircraft Registration

         │  ├─ Certificates of Airworthiness

         │  └─ Aircraft Noise & Engine Emissions (ICAO Annex 16)

         ├─ Licensing & Certification

         │  ├─ Pilots

         │  ├─ Aircraft Maintenance Engineers

         │  ├─ Flight Engineers

         │  └─ Air Traffic Controllers

         ├─ Aerodrome & CNS/ATM Certification

         ├─ Air Transport Regulation

         │  ├─ Air Operator Certificates (AOC)

         │  ├─ Scheduled & Non-Scheduled Operators

         │  └─ Foreign Operator Clearances

         ├─ Accident & Incident Investigation

         │  └─ Aviation Safety Management Programmes

         ├─ Legislation & Rule Making

         │  ├─ Aircraft Act

         │  ├─ Aircraft Rules

         │  └─ Civil Aviation Requirements (CARs)

         ├─ International Coordination

         │  ├─ ICAO Coordination

         │  └─ International Conventions & Annexes

         ├─ Airspace Management

         │  └─ Civil–Military Coordination (Flexi-use of Airspace)

         ├─ Environmental Oversight

         │  └─ Coordination with Environmental Authorities

         ├─ Dangerous Goods Regulation

         │  ├─ Training Programme Approval

         │  └─ Authorization for Carriage of Dangerous Goods

         └─ Indigenous Aviation Promotion

            └─ Aircraft & Component Design and Manufacture

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Over all

 "MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

(Government of India)"

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Ministry of Civil Aviation

└─ Location

   └─ Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan

      └─ Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi


└─ Core Responsibility

   ├─ National Civil Aviation Policy & Programmes

   ├─ Development of Civil Aviation Sector

   └─ Regulation of Civil Aviation Sector


└─ Statutory & Legal Framework

   ├─ Aircraft Act, 1934

   ├─ Aircraft Rules, 1937

   └─ Other Civil Aviation Legislations


└─ Attached & Autonomous Organizations

   ├─ Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)

   ├─ Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)

   └─ Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA)


└─ Affiliated Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)

   ├─ Airports Authority of India (AAI)

   └─ Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited


└─ Other Bodies Under Administrative Control

   └─ Commission of Railway Safety

      └─ (Railways Act, 1989 – Rail Safety Oversight)

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BCAS - TSA

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