According to Civil Aviation Law of Mongolia, regulatory functions such as the surveillance and oversight for the operation of civil aviation activities implemented by the Aviation Safety Oversight and Regulations Department (ASORD) of the MCAA. The Department is headed by the Deputy Director General of MCAA and Aviation Safety Oversight and Regulation Department.
The work is carried by 46 staff members in the Aviation Safety Oversight and Regulation Department most of whom are professionally qualified inspectors as Pilots, Aircraft Maintenance Engineers, Air Traffic Controllers and Lawyers. The ASORD comprises 5 divisions:
- Flight Standards & Operations Oversight Division
- Airworthiness Division
- Personnel Licensing Division
- Aerodrome and Air Navigation Oversight Division
- Rule Making Division
From 2001 to 2008 and amended in 2010 MCAA has developed complete set of MCAR’s based on the New Zealand Civil Aviation Regulation System. The MCAA has been successfully audited on their regulatory system by ICAO in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2010 and 2017 (ICVM).