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Certified & independently tested — ISO 9001:2015 · ATEX 2014/34/EU (QAN) · IECEx / IEC 80079-34 (QAR) · tested by TÜV, Intertek & CAA
ICAO Annex 14
The international baseline for aerodrome and heliport visual aids. Q-Aviation lighting for helipads, helidecks, airfields and obstacles is engineered in accordance with ICAO Annex 14 requirements.
FAA
US Federal Aviation Administration specifications for airfield and obstruction lighting, including L-806/L-807 wind direction indicators in the Q-Aviation range.
CAP 437
The UK CAA standard for offshore helideck landing areas. Perimeter, flood and status lights in the helideck range are designed for CAP 437 compliance.
CAP 1264
UK CAA guidance for onshore helicopter landing sites, including hospital helipads. The onshore helipad range is designed with CAP 1264 in mind.
ATEX / IECEx
Explosion proof products for hazardous areas — certified under ATEX 2014/34/EU (QAN) and IECEx / IEC 80079-34 (QAR) for use on offshore platforms and other explosive atmospheres. IECEx certification is independently verifiable.
ISO 9001:2015
Q-Aviation's quality management system is ISO 9001:2015 certified — from design and prototyping to final testing, every step is controlled and documented.

Quality control
Tested before it ships. Every unit.
Compliance starts on paper but is proven on the bench. Every fixture passes through our in-house test procedures before it leaves Middelburg — photometry, ingress protection and electrical safety, documented per unit.
- Photometry
- Ingress protection
- Electrical safety
- Documented per unit
Testing
Explosion proof testing, filmed in our own facility.
See what an ATEX/IECEx qualification looks like in practice — the test our explosion proof fixtures pass before they leave Middelburg.
FilmExplosion proof testing