IA (Inspection Authorisation) Certificate Courses

A Part 66 IA Certificate is an additional qualification, over and above holding a Part 66 AME Licence, to perform and certify the following two maintenance functions:

  1. an Annual Review of Airworthiness (ARA)
  2. conformity of Major Modifications and Repairs.

2012 Renewal Courses

In 2012 CAA will be running the third round of the renewal courses for the Certificate of Inspection Authorisation that was first introduced in 1997. Currently there are approximately 170 IAs with about 70 due for renewals during 2012, for some this will be their third renewal. It is proposed to run 4/5 courses in February and March 2012, locations and dates being:

City Venue Dates
Christchurch Airport Gateway Motor Lodge 20 - 21 Feb
Queenstown Copthorne Hotel & Resort Queenstown
(note change)
01 - 02 Mar
Palmerston North Hotel Coachman 19 - 20 Mar
Auckland Jet Park Hotel 26 - 27 Mar
Wellington tba To be confirmed depending on requirement and/or numbers

If you are interested in attending a renewal course, please refer to this
Course Information Sheet.

Application form 24066/11

If you are interested in providing feedback for the upcoming courses, please complete this Questionnaire for IA Renewal Courses for 2012.

2012 Initial Issue Course

Dates City Venue
August Rotorua Rotorua Conference Centre (AIA Aviation Week)

If you are interested in attending an initial issue course, please refer to this
Course Information Sheet.


For any further information about these courses, please contact:

Mark Boyle
AME Examiner
Tel: +64 4 560 9595
Mob: +64 27 235 5207
Fax: +64 4 569 2024
Email: mark.boyle@caa.govt.nz