Stage: Final Publications

Regulatory Agency Final Publications

FAA Memo COVID-19-Virus-IA-Refresher-course-provider-letter

In response to the COVID 19 Emergency and requests from IA Refresher Course Providers,
the FAA is authorizing “current” IA Refresher Course Providers to revise their course
material, as appropriate to meet social distancing recommendations and the needs of
Inspection Authorization holders. The Master list of all current and accepted IA Refresher
courses with the up-dated expiration dates is located on the FAA Safety Program website,
FAASafety.gov, under “Maintenance Hangar – IA Renewal Course List”:

Without additional FAA review and acceptance, current IA Refresher course providers may
update or revise their IA Refresher courses. Acceptable revisions include but are not limited
to:
 Updates and revision to course content
 Changes in course instructors/presenters
 Changes to presentation date and or location
 Change of delivery method from lecture to on-line media methodologies, to include
(web-based, live-streaming, tele-conferencing)

FAA Memo Recurrent Designee Training Seminars Available Virtually

This memorandum provides guidance on the availability of certain recurrent designee
training seminars that can now be completed virtually. This virtual training meets the
training requirements in FAA Order 8000.95 and 8100.15. Applicable designees are
expected to complete their recurrent training by the due date they had prior to the
issuance of the policy memos issued by FS on March 24, 2020 and AIR on March 31,
2020, due to the impact of COVID-19 on travel and in-person training. If the designee’s
recurrent training due date was between March 1, 2020 and May 31, 2020, the applicable
designee is expected to complete the next available recurrent training.
The following recurrent designee training seminars are now provided through virtual
platforms:
• Designated Pilot Examiner
• Designated Mechanic Examiner
• Aircraft Certification