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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.
Click on the links below to find out more.
| 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
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| 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 |
 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
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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).
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| 02 Apr 2013 |
 Vector magazine - Mar/Apr 2013 |
| 30 Jan 2013 |
AvKiwi Safety
Seminars 2013 |
