TS EN 9104-3

TS EN 9104-3 defines minimum requirements for auditors, certification bodies, auditor authentication bodies, training provider approval bodies, and training providers involved in the IAQG Industry Controlled Other Party (ICOP) scheme. It focuses on the chain from auditor training through competence and authentication, helping align the people and organisations that support aerospace, space, and defence auditing.

How the ICOP roles fit together

In general technical terms, an auditor is the person who evaluates management system conformance; an auditor authentication body (AAB) verifies or authenticates auditor qualification within the scheme; a training provider approval body (TPAB) approves training providers; and a training provider (TP) delivers the training itself. This standard addresses how these roles are expected to operate at a minimum level of consistency within the ICOP framework, rather than redefining the fundamentals of auditing.

A supplement to existing audit and certification standards

The document supplements EN 9104-001, EN 9104-002, EN ISO/IEC 17021-1, and EN ISO/IEC 17021-3. In practice, that means it builds on established certification and audit principles and adds sector-specific expectations for auditor development, competence, and authentication in the aerospace domain. It also states that data protection for the parties subject to the document, together with other relevant ICOP requirements, is managed through bilateral contracts between the joint controllers of the data.

• Provides a minimum framework for training, development, competence, and authentication.
• Addresses multiple role types that participate in the ICOP scheme.
• Adds aerospace-sector alignment to general management system audit principles.
• Notes that data protection and related ICOP requirements are handled contractually.