UAS Pilot Certificate Courses

We have four UAS Pilot Certificate courses coming up:
  • Wanaka, 14-15 August 2017
  • Auckland, 31 August - 1 September 2017
  • Auckland, 21-22 September 2017
  • Christchurch, 19-20 October 2017

Essential for pilots flying for a Part 102 certificated organisation and for operating within 4km of an aerodrome, these courses are always popular. Book now to reserve your place!

NZ's Newest Aviation Training Organisation

ASMS is pleased to announce that we are New Zealand's newest Part 141 certificated Aviation Training Organisation.

Our course offerings include the UAS courses previously offered in conjunction with Flight Test NZ Ltd, as well as two new SMS courses. We also hope to offer Safety Systems Manager training in the near future.

Congratulations to Fire & Emergency New Zealand

ASMS congratulates Fire & Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) on the first day of their existence as a new crown entity. FENZ (https://fireandemergency.nz/) has been formed from the amalgamation of the urban-focussed New Zealand Fire Service, the National Rural Fire Authority, and territorial fire authorities.

ASMS has been working with FENZ to prepare for Part 102 certification. Jeff Maunder, RPAS Capability Manager for FENZ, says:

“Fire and Emergency New Zealand's RPAS (Drone) programme is focused on a staged deployment of capability into the wider Emergency Management environment, supporting both organisational and partner agency requirements for the deployment of drone-based capability.

This capability will support the carriage of sensors to enhance situational awareness at operations and to build on the development of a multiagency Common Operating Picture (COP) capability across All of Government (AoG) enabling the sharing of resources and capability both domestically and internationally.

The programme is currently in its development stage with some small scale operational capability available. Currently the organisation has a number of rotary wing platforms based within BAU (NZFS/FE) and in our USAR teams, as well an international partnership with MFAT that provides a number of MILSPEC airframes including fixed wing mapping capability.”


FENZ’s Part 102 application has been submitted to CAA and we eagerly await certification.

Auckland

Our course on 18-19 May is currently full, and we have opened enrolments for our next course on June 15-16 2017. Please email us to register.

Scion Research Obtains Part 102 Certification

Aviation Safety Management Systems Ltd (ASMS) congratulates Scion on the award of Part 102 certification for their UAV operations. Scion is a New Zealand Crown Research Institute (CRI) that specialises in research, science and technology development for the forestry, wood product and wood-derived materials and other biomaterial sectors.

Scion utilises its UAVs to capture LiDAR and multi-spectral imagery for a variety of tasks. The technologies can greatly increase forest management efficiencies by allowing companies to track and guide workers on regular forestry maintenance and remediation, and issues such as fire prevention and control.

ASMS is pleased to have prepared Scion's exposition and application for certification. We integrated Scion’s existing health and safety procedures with procedures that we developed to provide a complete exposition. Attaining Part 102 certification is symbolic of Scion’s intent to complement their scientific expertise with best practice in their UAV operations.

About Scion
Scion’s purpose is to drive innovation and growth from the forestry, wood product and wood-derived materials and other biomaterial sectors sector to build economic value and contribute to beneficial environmental and social outcomes for New Zealand. Formerly the NZ Forest Research Institute, Scion employs approximately 340 people and has its head office in Rotorua. For more information, please visit www.scionresearch.com..

Further Information
For further information on Scion’s UAV operations see:

Auckland Pilot Certificate Course

Our next Pilot Certificate course in Auckland will be on 18-19 May 2017 at Ardmore. Please email us to register.

Tiro 360 Part 102 Certification

Aviation Safety Management Systems (ASMS) congratulates Tiro 360 Ltd on the award of Part 102 certification for their UAV operations. Tiro 360's mission is to transform industries with better information, using a range of technologies to deliver information products that are visually powerful, highly accurate and instantly usable.

Tiro 360 provides a broad range of services backed up by proven expertise, including:
  • topographic survey and mapping
  • crop health and precision agriculture
  • industrial inspection using specialised sensors
  • applied use of GIS for analysis, asset management, and modelling
  • data integration across multiple software and hardware platforms
  • avionics design and electronic engineering
If specialised equipment is needed for your job they can design, build, and fly it.

ASMS is pleased to have prepared Tiro 360's exposition and application for certification. Privileges available under the certificate include operating at night, over persons or property, and within low flying zones.