Division UAS.OPEN.020 UAS operations in subcategory Over People (A1)F1F2

UAS operations in subcategory F3Over People (A1) shall comply with all of the following conditions:

1. (1)

   F4...

2. (2)

   F5... be conducted in such a way that the remote pilot of the unmanned aircraft may overfly uninvolved persons, but shall never overfly assemblies of people;

3. (3)

   by way of derogation from point (d) of paragraph 1 of Article 4, be conducted, when the follow-me mode is active, up to a distance of 50 metres from the remote pilot;

4. (4)

   be performed by a remote pilot who:

   1. (a)

      is familiar with manufacturer’s instructions provided by the manufacturer of the UAS;

   2. (b)

      F6other than in the case of an unmanned aircraft with an MTOM of less than 100 g has completed an online training course followed by completing successfully an online theoretical knowledge examination provided by the F7CAA achieving at least 75% of the overall marks. The examination shall comprise 40 multiple-choice questions distributed appropriately across the following subjects:

      1. (i)

         air safety;

      2. (ii)

         airspace restrictions;

      3. (iii)

         aviation regulation;

      4. (iv)

         human performance limitations;

      5. (v)

         operational procedures;

      6. (vi)

         UAS general knowledge;

      7. (vii)

         privacy and data protection;

      8. (viii)

         insurance;

      9. (ix)

         security.

5. (5)

   be performed with an unmanned aircraft that:

   1. (za)

      F8has an MTOM of less than 100 g; or

   2. (zb)

      has an MTOM of less than 250 g, does not comply with the requirements in Part 1 or Part 2 of the Annex to the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 and was placed on the market before 1st January 2026; or

   3. (a)

      has an MTOM, including payload, of less than 250 g and a maximum operating speed of less than 19 m/s, in the case of a privately built UAS; or

   4. (b)

      F9...

   5. (c)

      is marked as class F10UK0 and complies with the requirements of that class, as defined in Part 1 of the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945; or

   6. (d)

      is marked as class F11UK1 and complies with the requirements of that class, as defined in Part 2 of the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 and is operated with active and updated direct remote identification system and geo-awareness function.