Division UAS.OPEN.030 UAS operations in subcategory Near People (A2)F1F2

UAS operations in subcategory F3Near People (A2) shall comply with all of the following conditions:

1. (1)

   F4in the case of an unmanned aircraft referred to in point (3)(a), be conducted in such a way that the unmanned aircraft does not overfly uninvolved persons and the UAS operations take place at a safe horizontal distance of at least 30 metres from them; the remote pilot may reduce the horizontal safety distance down to a minimum of 5 metres from an uninvolved person when operating an unmanned aircraft with an active low speed mode function and after evaluation of the situation regarding:

   1. (a)

      weather conditions,

   2. (b)

      performance of the unmanned aircraft,

   3. (c)

      segregation of the overflown area.

2. (1A)

   F5in the case of an unmanned aircraft referred to in point (3)(b), be conducted at a safe horizontal distance of at least 50 metres from uninvolved persons.

3. (2)

   be performed by a remote pilot who is familiar with manufacturer’s instructions provided by the manufacturer of the UAS and holds a certificate of remote pilot competency issued by the F6CAA or an entity designated by the CAA. This certificate shall be obtained after complying with all of the following conditions and in the order indicated:

   1. (a)

      completing an online training course and passed the online theoretical knowledge examination as referred to in point (4)(b) of point UAS.OPEN.020;

   2. (b)

      completing a self-practical training in the operating conditions of the subcategory F7Far from People (A3) set out in points (1) and (2) of point UAS.OPEN.040;

   3. (c)

      declaring the completion of the self-practical training defined in point (b) and passing an additional theoretical knowledge examination provided by the F8CAA or an entity designated by the CAA achieving at least 75% of the overall marks. The examination shall comprise at least 30 multiple-choice questions aimed at assessing the remote pilot’s knowledge of the technical and operational mitigations for ground risk, distributed appropriately across the following subjects:

      1. (i)

         meteorology;

      2. (ii)

         UAS flight performance;

      3. (iii)

         technical and operational mitigations for ground risk.

4. (3)

   be performed with an unmanned aircraft which

   1. (a)

      F9is marked as class F10UK2 and complies with the requirements of that class, as defined in Part 3 of the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945, and is operated with active and updated direct remote identification system and geo-awareness function F11; or

   2. (b)

      has an MTOM of less than 2 kg, does not comply with the requirements in Part 3 of the Annex to the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 and was placed on the market before 1st January 2026.