Certification and Monitoring
General Manager, Certification and Monitoring: Joe Franklin
Organisations Team A
Manager: Hayden Ford
Covers Part 135 & 137
Rotary and agricultural operations.
Organisations Team B
Manager: Vicki Coats
Covers Part 135, 125, 115, 141 & 149
Small and medium operations, large aviation training organisations, adventure, and recreation operations.
Organisations Team C
Manager: Kate Hamilton (acting)
Covers Part 121 & 129
Airlines and foreign operations.
Unmanned Aircraft
Manager: Corey Price
Covers Part 102
Monitoring and Inspection Team A
Manager: David Oliver
Monitoring and Inspection Team B
Manager: Steve Kern
Contact information
Certification: certification@caa.govt.nz
Aircraft registration: aircraftregistrar@caa.govt.nz
Monitoring: monitoring@caa.govt.nz
Certification functions
- Organisation and aircraft certification; entry control into the aviation system
- Registration of aircraft
- Re-certification of aviation system participants
- Processing and approving certificates and other changes
Monitoring and Inspection functions
- Focuses on the aviation sectors under the oversight of the Aviation Safety Group, which oversees most of the aviation system. The two notable exceptions are security and infrastructure – these sectors are monitored by the Aviation Security and Infrastructure Group.
- Contributes to the Authority’s overall surveillance function under the ICAO State Oversight System, Critical Element (CE) 7.
- Plans and conducts proactive activities to ensure that:
- current certificates remain valid
- relevant legislation is otherwise being met
- aviation risks within the system are being identified and managed.
Licensing and Standards
Head of Licensing and Standards: Brendan Odell
Manager, Licensing: Christine Harris
Manager, Standards: Recruiting
Contact Information
Licensing: licensing@caa.govt.nz
Medical licensing email: med@caa.govt.nz
Personnel and flight training email: pft.admin@caa.govt.nz
Licensing and Standards functions
- Licensing of personnel
- Medical certification
- Setting flight standards for operations, pilot training, engineering standards and licensing
- Conduct of flight tests as required by the Civil Aviation Rules
Airworthiness
Head of Airworthiness: Andrew Rooney
Manager, Airworthiness: Colin Winterburn
- Principal Advisor Airworthiness: Warren Hadfield
Airworthiness functions
- Covers Parts 19F, 21, 39, 145, 146, 147 & 148
- Ensure new organisations, aircraft and products are rule compliant and safe
- Processing and approving aircraft or product design changes
- Product certification, entry control into the aviation system
- Portfolio covers aircraft, engines and propeller type designs, and modifications and repair approvals
- Aircraft inspection, maintenance, design, manufacturing, maintenance training and supply organisations
- Continuing airworthiness function for all aircraft types.
Contact information
Certification: certification@caa.govt.nz
Aeronautical Services
Head of Aeronautical Services: Sean Rogers
Team Leader, Aeronautical Services: Nick Jackson
- Senior Technical Specialists: Edmund Heng, Paul Tench and Myles Brown
Contact information
aeronautical.services@caa.govt.nz
Aeronautical Services functions
To assess safety and compliance performance across all major infrastructure nodes supporting the aviation system, including:
- Aerodromes,
- Aeronautical information,
- Air Traffic Services,
- Communications and Navigation Systems,
- Aerospace Technology,
- Instrument Flight Procedures,
- Airspace and
- Airspace hazards.
Advice, Triage and Planning
Head of Advice, Triage and Planning: Penelope Cox
Manager, Planning and Support: Kate Magalogo
Manager, Aviation Safety Coordination: Emma Mair
- Principal Advisor, Human Factors: Alaska White
- Principal Advisor, Safety Management Systems: Penny Stevenson
- Principal Advisor, Dangerous Goods: Jim Finlayson
Advice, Triage and Planning functions
- Providing coordinated, end-to-end planning and management of certification, monitoring and licensing activities.
- Operating as a clear and trusted entry point for participants and internal teams.
- Strengthening system performance through standardised planning, coordination and ownership of key processes.
- Driving continuous improvement in processes, guidance and capability.
