# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 of 24 May 2019 on the rules and procedures for the operation of unmanned aircraft (Text with EEA relevance), Division: UAS.OPEN.020 UAS operations in subcategory Over People (A1)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

UAS operations in subcategory Over People (A1) shall comply with all of the following conditions:
(1)...
(2)... 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) 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) be performed by a remote pilot who:
(a) is familiar with manufacturer’s instructions provided by the manufacturer of the UAS;
(b)other 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 CAA achieving at least 75% of the overall marks. The examination shall comprise 40 multiple-choice questions distributed appropriately across the following subjects:
(i) air safety;
(ii) airspace restrictions;
(iii) aviation regulation;
(iv) human performance limitations;
(v) operational procedures;
(vi) UAS general knowledge;
(vii) privacy and data protection;
(viii) insurance;
(ix) security.
(5) be performed with an unmanned aircraft that:
(za)has an MTOM of less than 100 g; or
(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
(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
(b)...
(c) is marked as class UK0 and complies with the requirements of that class, as defined in Part 1 of the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945; or
(d) is marked as class UK1 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/947/annex/part/A/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-947/annex/part-A/division-2
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