Ministry of Public Works and Transport (Algeria)

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (French: Ministère des Travaux Publics et des Transports), formerly the Transport Ministry[1] (Arabic: وزارة اﻟﻨﻘﻞ, French: Ministère des Transports) is a government ministry of Algeria.

Its head office is in El Biar, Algiers.

[2] The Directorate of Civil Aviation and Meteorology (DACM, French: Direction de l'Aviation Civile et de la météorologie) serves as the civil aviation authority and the authority for investigation of accidents and incidents.

[3] The Direction of the Merchant Navy (French: Direction de La Marine Marchande) investigates maritime accidents and incidents.

[4] There is also a commission of inquiry on rail accidents (administrative commission of inquiry into railway accidents and incidents, French: commission d'enquête administrative en matière d'accident et d'incident ferroviaires).