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title: IRATA Direct Entry
description: IRATA direct entry is a long process! Here is an explanation of what you need to do if you're considering going for your IRATA direct entry.
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# IRATA Direct Entry

## IRATA Direct Entry

Posted by [Jemia](https://www.pacificropes.com/blog/author/jemia) on January 10,2022

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As of December 24, 2019, IRATA Direct Entries are obsolete, meaning this option is no longer available for technicians.

IRATA direct entry applications will longer be accepted. If you recently have been given an IRATA direct entry approval letter from head office, you are allowed to continue on with the direct entry process until March 31, 2020. Approval letters after this date will be in valid. In other words, if you have an existing DE approval letter, you must be trained and assessed for this DE before March 31, 2020. 

For technicians with significant rope access experience outside of the IRATA system, you may be eligible for conversion or accelerated entry into the IRATA certification scheme. At Pacific Ropes, we are able to facilitate a [SPRAT to IRATA conversion](https://info.pacificropes.com/blog/sprat-to-irata-conversion) training course.

If you have any questions or want to inquire about your eligibility for the [SPRAT to IRATA conversion](https://www.pacificropes.com/blog/sprat-to-irata-conversion), please<https://pacificropes.com/calloremailus/>send us an [email](mailto:info@pacificropes.com) or give us a ring!

 

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