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.

This memorandum supersedes the attached memorandum with the subject “Deviation to FAA Order 8900.1
for 14 CFR Part 145 Repair Stations” dated March 17, 2020.
In view of serious health concerns and international travel restrictions associated with the COVID-19
Coronavirus pandemic, this memorandum authorizes deviation from the FAA’s current policy of annually
renewing the certificates of certain repair stations located outside the United States. This policy deviation
does not apply to repair stations included under the purview of a Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement
(BASA).

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)

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

The FAA has published the two attached memos describing the following deviation guidance to the US-EU Maintenance Annex Guidance and US-Switzerland Maintenance Guidance during the COVID-19 Pandemic.  This information can also be found on the FAA FSIMS website.