What's New

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We'll tell you when we add new rules, Notices of Proposed Rule Making, Airworthiness Directives, Advisory Circulars, media releases, and much more.

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19 Jun 2013 Vacancy: Aviation Sector Leadership - General Manager - Helicopter, Adventure and UAS Group and General Manager - Air Transport Group - closes 12 Jul 2013
18 Jun 2013 Aviation Safety Coordinator Course - 3 places left, enrol now - Wellington 26-27 June 2013
14 Jun 2013 Revised Advisory Circular: AC 91-9 and 172-1 - Radiotelephony Manual - effective 14 Jun 2013
Revision 10:
• corrects context for paragraph 4.18.1
• standardises alpha-numeric references for POB
• amends paragraph 13.2 to include full station call sign on first contact and acknowledgement of urgency.
14 Jun 2013 Safety Management Systems (SMS) updates:
SMS Forums Presentations
SMS Resources
13 Jun 2013 New form: Change of Possession of Part 115 Unregistered Aircraft with
Unique Identification (parachute; hang glider; paraglider)
13 Jun 2013 Aviation Spectrum Group - Report of Twentieth Meeting
11 Jun 2013 IA (Inspection Authorisation) Certificate Renewal Course - Wellington 18 and 19 Jul 2013
11 Jun 2013 CAA Medical Information Sheet - Depression
07 Jun 2013 Safety Management Systems (SMS):
SMS Forums 10 to 13 June 2013 - register now!
New email notification service for SMS -
new subscribers join here
existing subscribers add to your lists here
07 Jun 2013 Flight Instructor Seminars 2013
07 Jun 2013 All aircraft owners on 01 Jul 2013 should read Buying or Selling an Aircraft
07 Jun 2013 Type Acceptance Report Airbus A318, A319, A320, A321 Revision 1
07 Jun 2013 Revised Flight Test Standards Guides:
Private Pilot Licence Issue and Biennial Flight Review (BFR) - Helicopter
Commercial Pilot Licence Issue and Biennial Flight Review (BFR) - Helicopter
06 Jun 2013 Civil Aviation Rules Register Information Leaflet (CARRIL) Edition 6 - Jun 2013
04 Jun 2013 Type Acceptance Report: SCHLEICHER ASW 20 Series
04 Jun 2013 Cover of May/June 2013 Vector magazine     Vector magazine - May/June 2013
04 Jun 2013 Emergency Airworthiness Directive: Rotax 912 and 914 engines - Cylinder Head Section - Inspection and Replacement - effective 31 May 2013
31 May 2013 Type Certificate Data Sheet No A-15, Rev 5 - 31 May 2013
30 May 2013 Notice of Proposed Rule Making - NPRM 13-02 Omnibus 2013 - submissions close 28 Jun 2013
This NPRM proposes amendments to Parts 1, 19, 43, 65, 66, 77, 91, 93, 101, 106, 108, 121, 125, 135, 141, 145, 146, 172, and 175.
30 May 2013 Form 24066/06 Review of Airworthiness Check List Report - Aeroplane:
This form has been updated to reflect the format of the new logbooks and AD Schedules. Forms 24066/07 Rotorcraft; 24066/09 Special Category; and 24066/12 Hot Air Balloons will follow.
30 May 2013 Airworthiness Directive Amendment Schedule Nr 13-05 - effecrive 30 May 2013
30 May 2013 ICAO And Canada Sign New Supplementary Agreement
29 May 2013 CAA Release: The Civil Aviation Authority is seeking the views of New Zealand's aviation sector on a proposal to require a risk management approach to aviation safety.
29 May 2013 Vacancy - Policy Advisor - closes 11 Jun 2013
28 May 2013 Safety Regulation of Aviation - Considering a Risk Management Approach - Consultation Document - comments close 08 Jul 2013
28 May 2013 Safety Management Systems (SMS) Forums - 10 to 13 Jun 2013
28 May 2013 Revised Advisory Circular: AC 61-18 Pilot Licences and Ratings - Flight Instructor Ratings - effective 28 May 2013
Revision 7:
  • amends the experience requirements for the Category E Flight Instructor Rating to comply with the wording of rule 61.303(a)(3)
  • brings up to date and clarifies details relating to the approved instructional technique course
  • clarifies the term ‘satisfactorily completed’
  • clarifies the Flight Instructor night experience and instrument time
  • makes minor editorial amendments.
27 May 2013 ICAO News 24 May 2013: QATAR Withdraws Offer To Host ICAO Permanent Seat
24 May 2013 Vacancy - Senior Technical Specialist - Low Capacity Flight Operations - Operations and Airworthiness Group -  closes 07 Jun 2013
24 May 2013 Sixth International Workshop on Volcanic Ash
22 May 2013 Draft Advisory Circular Open for Comment: AC121-5 Automated External Defibrillators - Part 121 - Comments close 21 June 2013:
This Advisory Circular is being developed to support and guide airline operators in carrying out a risk assessment on the value of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for air operations.
21 May 2013 Search - we have a new search engine - check it out!
21 May 2013 PPL Cross-Country Demonstration of Competency - Aeroplane/Helicopter - Day/Night
21 May 2013 Aircraft Register FAQs
20 May 2013 Summary of Public Submissions on NPRM 11-02 Part 139 Aerodromes - Certification and Operation
17 May 2013 Revised Advisory Circular: AC 61-3 Pilot Licences and Ratings - Private Pilot Licence - effective 17 May 2013
15 May 2013 Emergency Airworthiness Directive: North American Aviation P-51D and F-51D aircraft - inspection of flight control system - effective 01 May 2013
13 May 2013

Revised Advisory Circular: AC 61-10 Pilot Licences and Ratings - Type Ratings: Revision 5 introduces a syllabus of conversion training related to ex-military jet aircraft. Effective 13 May 2013.

10 May 2013

Revised Advisory Circular: AC 67-1 Medical Standards and Certification - General:
Revision 2 removes references to University of Auckland’s Aviation Medicine courses as it no longer provides this training. Effective 10 May 2013.

10 May 2013

Revised Advisory Circulars: AC66-2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Licence - Examination Subjects:
Revision 2 for each AC removes the wording ‘Subject XX is a 3 hour, closed book, written examination containing 100 questions’ (in respect to length of examination) from the Examination Overview Section. The revisions also remove reference to an AME sample question booklet being available for purchase from ASL. Effective 10 May 2013.

07 May 2013 Advisory Circular AC61-5 - Pilot Licences and Ratings - Commercial Pilot Licence - Revision 25
07 May 2013 Vacancy - Airworthiness Inspector - Helicopter and Agricultural Unit - closes 21 May 2013.
03 May 2013 Advisory Circular AC91-9 & AC172-1 Radiotelephony Manual - Revision 9
02 May 2013 ICAO News 24 Apr 2013: QATAR Offer To Serve As ICAO Permanent Seat
02 May 2013 Exemption from the requirement in Civil Aviation Rule 115.357(3)(i)
02 May 2013 Civil Aviation Rules Register Information Leaflet (CARRIL) Edition 5 - May 2013
02 May 2013 Draft Advisory Circulars Open for Comments: AC121-4 - The training and assessment of Human Factors and Crew Resource Management - Part 121, Docket 10/ACR/22 - comments close 31 May 2013:

This Advisory Circular provides information and methods to facilitate an acceptable means of compliance (AMC) relating to the requirements for crew member Human Factors (HF) and Crew Resource Management (CRM) training in New Zealand.  In addition, guidance material is also provided and/or referred.

02 May 2013 Minutes - Joint ACAG/CAA Meeting - March 2013.
30 Apr 2013 Bird Incident Rate Report for Oct to Dec 2012 and Bird Incident Rate Report for Jan to Mar 2013.
24 Apr 2013 Nr 13-04 - Airworthiness Directive Amendment Schedule (24 Apr 2013)
22 Apr 2013 New Flight Test Standards Guide - CPL Issue and BFR - Balloon
19 Apr 2013 Users of the CAA web site, and the AIP New Zealand web site, are adivsed that there will be an outage tonight for a period between between 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm. This is for essential maintenance - we apologise for any inconvenience.
Note: this includes online occurrence reporting and the online payment for medical certification.
19 Apr 2013 Media Release: New role for aviation security chief
18 Apr 2013 Emergency Airworthiness Directive: Main/Tail Rotor Servo Control Bearings - Inspection and Replacement - effective 18 Apr 2013
17 Apr 2013 Vacancy: Support Analyst - Closes 30 Apr 2013
15 Apr 2013 Type Acceptance Report: WACO Classic YMF (F5 Series)
15 Apr 2013 Vacancy: Air Transport Inspector (Airworthiness) - Closes 05 May 2013
12 Apr 2013 Radio frequency use in uncontrolled airspace - CAA discussion document related to proposal from Massey University - comments close 24 May 2013
11 Apr 2013 Proposed New Robinson R44 Airworthiness Directive
The CAA proposes the following new Airworthiness Directive requiring the replacement of aluminium fuel tanks on Robinson R44 series aircraft with new bladder-type tanks of improved resistance to post-accident rupture.
Written submissions regarding the following proposed new Airworthiness Directive are invited. The closing date for submissions is 15 May 2013.
11 Apr 2013 Updated ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices:
Annex 2 - Rules of the Air
Annex 7 - Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks
11 Apr 2013 Vacancy: Senior Management Accountant (Fixed-Term) - closes 21 Apr 2013
10 Apr 2013 Emergency Airworthiness Directive: Kawasaki BK117 series helicopters fitted with a rescue winch system - effective 04 Apr 2013
10 Apr 2013 Fatal Accident Report - ZK-RAW - Aeroflight Dominator - 7.5 KM north-west of Kaitaia - 14 May 2011
10 Apr 2013 Vacancy: Policy Advisor - closes 22 Apr 2013
08 Apr 2013 Vacancy: Infrastructure Systems Engineer - closes 18 Apr 2013
05 Apr 2013 CAA response to industry requests to review recent changes to the New Zealand Airworthiness Directive system mandating compliance with State of Design Airworthiness Directives
04 Apr 2013 Civil Aviation Rules Register Information Leaflet (CARRIL) Edition 4 - Apr 2013
03 Apr 2013 Revised Good Aviation Practice (GAP) Booklets:
Bird Hazards - Mar 2013
Fuel Management - Mar 2013
Helicopter Performance - Oct 2012
03 Apr 2013

Revised Advisory Circulars:
AC61-2 Revision 5 Pilot Licences and Ratings - Student Pilots - effective 4 Apr 2013 - adds a requirement for a flight instructor to monitor the radio frequency in use.
AC61-17 Revision 11 Pilot Licences and Ratings - Instrument Rating -  effective 4 Apr 2013 - makes a minor editorial change to the GNSS requirements (page 44 and 48).

02 Apr 2013 Vector magazine cover Mar/Apr 2013     Vector  magazine - Mar/Apr 2013
30 Jan 2013

AvKiwi Safety Seminars 2013