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IATF Rules 5th Edition - Sanctioned Interpretations - July2017 PDF

This document provides details on sanctioned interpretations (SIs) of the Rules for achieving and maintaining IATF Recognition 5th Edition. SI 1 issued in June 2017 modifies the application process and criteria for IATF 16949 auditors by allowing consideration of additional experience from similar industries and adjusting the timeframes for practical experience from 15 to 10 years. The interpretation provides the revised text in blue and a rationale for the change to allow more automotive auditor capacity to support the transition to IATF 16949:2016.

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IATF Rules 5th Edition - Sanctioned Interpretations - July2017 PDF

This document provides details on sanctioned interpretations (SIs) of the Rules for achieving and maintaining IATF Recognition 5th Edition. SI 1 issued in June 2017 modifies the application process and criteria for IATF 16949 auditors by allowing consideration of additional experience from similar industries and adjusting the timeframes for practical experience from 15 to 10 years. The interpretation provides the revised text in blue and a rationale for the change to allow more automotive auditor capacity to support the transition to IATF 16949:2016.

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IATF - International Automotive Task Force

Rules for achieving and maintaining IATF Recognition


IATF Rules 5th Edition Sanctioned Interpretations
The Rules for achieving and maintaining IATF Recognition 5th Edition for IATF 16949 (Rules 5th Edition) was
published in November 2016 and is effective 1 January 2017. The following Sanctioned Interpretations were
determined and approved by the IATF. Unless otherwise indicated, Sanctioned Interpretations are applicable upon
publication.

Revised text is shown in blue.

A Sanctioned Interpretation changes the interpretation of a rule or a requirement which itself then becomes the basis
for a nonconformity.

SI 1 issued in June 2017, effective 1 July 2017.

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IATF - International Automotive Task Force
Rules for achieving and maintaining IATF Recognition, 5th Edition --- Sanctioned Interpretations (SIs)

NUMBER RULES REFERENCE SANCTIONED INTERPRETATION

The certification body shall have a process for selecting new auditor candidates for admission into
the IATF auditor qualification process. The contracted office of the sponsoring certification body
shall submit for each candidate a completed application form and relevant supporting information
to the relevant IATF Oversight office for approval and access to the IATF auditor qualification
process.
The auditor candidate shall meet the following selection criteria:
a) is qualified according to ISO/IEC 17021 and the relevant accreditation body rule to perform
ISO 9001 audits;
b) has conducted at least six (6) ISO 9001 third-party audits in manufacturing industries, with
at least three (3) as audit team leader;
Application process
and criteria for IATF Note: Automotive manufacturing first- or second-party system auditing experience may be
considered.
16949 auditors
1 4.2 c) has knowledge of automotive core tools; and
d) has four (4) years full time appropriate practical experience (including two (2) years
dedicated to Quality Assurance and/or Quality Management activities) in within the past
NEW fifteen (15) ten (10) years in an automotive manufacturing organization. Meeting the
applicability of IATF 16949 (see section 1.0).
NOTE: Experience in industries with similar scopes of applicability (e.g., Aerospace,
Telecommunications, Rail, Industrial Off-Road equipment, etc.) in chemical,
electrical, or metallic commodities may be considered.

Rationale for change:


Allow for additional automotive auditor capacity to support the IATF 16949:2016
transition.

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