Summary of Exemptions Granted by the Director of Civil Aviation
Pursuant to section 322(4) of the Civil Aviation Act 2023, notification is hereby given that the Director of Civil Aviation has granted the following exemptions from the Civil Aviation Rule requirements during the period 5 January 2025 to 31 March 2026 inclusive:
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Reference |
Rule Part |
Rule Numbers |
Requirement |
Total |
Effectivity Dates |
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26/EXE/13 |
Use of aerodromes |
125.77(d)(3) with respect to Appendix C, Table C-1 of Part 139 |
An air operator certificate holder must ensure that its aeroplanes only take off or land where the runway strip width meets the minimum requirements of Table C-1 of Appendix C, Part 139. |
1 |
Granted: 24 February 2026 Expiry: 28 November 2030 |
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26/EXE/17 |
Dangerous goods |
92.7, 92.55, 92.57, 92.59, 92.103, and 92.153 |
Carriage, packing, marking, labelling and acceptance of dangerous goods by operator. |
1 |
Granted: 5 February 2026 Expiry: 30 April 2026 |
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26/EXE/26 |
Personnel requirements |
119.101(b)(2) with respect to Appendix B.1 |
Senior person responsible for air operations to hold 500 hours flight time on Part 135 operations applicable to an operation involving three aircraft and two bases. |
1 |
Granted: 30 January 2026 Expiry: 15 January 2029 |
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26/EXE/28 |
General carriage requirements |
133.65(b)(1), 92.7 and 92.9(a) |
Carriage of dangerous goods as underslung load beneath a helicopter. |
1 |
Granted: 3 March 2026 Expiry: 30 November 2028 |
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26/EXE/34 |
Pilot consolidation |
121.569(a)(2) |
Reduction of pilot consolidation requirements in lieu of completing 100 hours of flight time or 75 operating cycles within 120 days from the completion of the introduction or transition segment of the training. |
3 |
Granted: 21 January 2026 Expiry: 20 January 2027 |
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26/EXE/38 |
Granted: 2 February 2026 Expiry: 30 January 2027 |
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26/EXE/50 |
Granted: 26 March 2026 Expiry: 25 March 2027 |
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26/EXE/37 |
Danger areas |
71.161(c)(3) |
If the danger area is designated as being made active by NOTAM, notify the New Zealand NOTAM Office at least 24 hours before that danger area is to become active. |
1 |
Granted: 23 January 2026 Expiry: 24 April 2026 |
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26/EXE/39 |
Flight crew competency assessments |
121.607(3) |
Each pilot acting as a flight crew member of an aeroplane conducting an IFR air operation must successfully complete a competency assessment within the preceding 6 months. |
1 |
Granted: 28 January 2026 Expiry: 26 July 2026 |
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26/EXE/54 |
121.607(1) |
Each pilot acting as pilot-in-command of an aeroplane conducting an air operation must successfully complete a route check within the preceding 12 months. |
1 |
Granted: 27 March 2027 Expiry: 30 April 2026 |
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26/EXE/41 |
Dangerous goods training programmes |
92.203(a) |
An air operator or its handling agent must ensure that personnel involved with dangerous goods have completed an initial and recurrent training, delivered by an authorised 119 air operator or 141 aviation training organisation. |
1 |
Granted: 5 February 2026 Expiry: 30 April 2026 |
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26/EXE/43 |
Privileges and limitations |
65.405(b)(1) |
An air traffic service instructor rating holder may exercise the privileges of the rating if they hold a current validation for the relevant service. |
1 |
Granted: 24 March 2026 Expiry: 5 April 2026 |
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26/EXE/52 |
Requirement for a certificate |
119.5(a) and (b) |
A person responsible for an air operation must hold and comply with an air operator certificate issued under Part 119, and a person must not perform an air operation unless authorised by an air operator certificate under the Act and Part 119. |
1 |
Granted: 31 March 2026 Expiry: 24 April 2026 |
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16/EXE/21 (Amendment #2) |
Monitoring the area outside the flight crew compartment door |
121.101 |
The pilot-in-command must ensure that the flight crew compartment door is only unlocked after using acceptable visual and audio checks to confirm the area outside is secure and the person requesting entry is not being coerced. |
1 |
Granted: 19 February 2026 Expiry: 31 May 2026 |
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21/EXE/77 (Amendment #2) |
IFR communication equipment |
91.501(1) only in respect to 91.519(a)(1), 125.353(1)(ii) and 135.353(1)(ii) |
An aircraft operating under IFR must be fitted with communication equipment that meets level 1 standards in Appendix A.9. |
1 |
Granted: 6 March 2026 Effective from: 11 May 2026 Expiry: 10 May 2031 |
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25/EXE/48 (Amendment #1) |
Written examinations – prerequisites |
61.17(d)(1) |
Written examination credit specified in 61.17(c) is in the case of a commercial pilot licence, is valid for 3 years. |
1 |
Granted: 26 February 2026 Expiry: 30 April 2026 |
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25/EXE/53 (Amendment #2) |
Communication equipment – VFR over water |
91.501(1), 91.515(1)(i) |
An aircraft operating under VFR over water, more than 30 minutes from the nearest shore, must carry communication equipment that meets level 1 or 2 standards in Appendix A.9. |
1 |
Granted: 13 February 2026 Expiry: 31 May 2026 |
Exemption files may be viewed on prior request to the Exemptions Specialist at postal address: PO Box 3555, Wellington 6140.