Aviation

The Transport and Water Management Inspectorate (IVW) promotes safe, sustainable aviation within and above the territory of the Netherlands. It regulates the commercial airlines, recreational and sports aviation, training institutions and flight simulators.

The Transport and Water Management Inspectorate (IVW) ensures that aircraft comply with airworthiness and environmental protection standards. Aircraft, engines, propellers, equipment, parts, etc. must be properly designed, manufactured and maintained, in order to be permitted to operate in the airspace. Compliance is mainly achieved through certification of products and organisations. Only approved organisations have privileges to undertake aviation activities. Certification is increasingly performed within an international context, in which the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) plays a major role. Flight crew licensing are being issued by the company Kiwa Register on behalf of the Inspectorate.

The Transport and Water Management Inspectorate (IVW) seeks to ensure safe, sustainable aviation within and above the territory of the Netherlands with as few incidents and instances of environmental pollution as possible. The IVW therefore supervises safety and monitors compliance with the relevant environmental standards - for example, for noise abatement - at airports and in our airspace. Regulation occurs in the form of on-site inspections and the issue of licences. Apart from Schiphol Airport, the Netherlands has a further 235 airfields. The Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland (Netherlands Air Traffic Control) is also regulated by the IVW.