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Division UAS.OPEN.040 UAS operations in subcategory Far from People (A3)F1F2

United Kingdom

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UAS operations in subcategory F3Far from People (A3) shall comply with all of the following conditions:

  1. (A1)

    F4be conducted at a safe horizontal distance of at least 50 metres from uninvolved persons;

  2. (1)

    be conducted in an area where the remote pilot reasonably expects that no uninvolved person will be endangered within the range where the unmanned aircraft is flown during the entire time of the UAS operation;

  3. (2)

    be conducted at a safe horizontal distance of at least 150 metres from residential, commercial, industrial or recreational areas;

  4. (2A)

    F5be conducted at a safe horizontal distance of at least 50 metres from any building;

  5. (3)

    be performed by a remote pilot who is familiar with manufacturer’s instructions provided by the manufacturer of the UAS and who has completed an online training course and passed an online theoretical knowledge examination as defined in point (4)(b) of point UAS.OPEN.020;

  6. (4)

    be performed with an unmanned aircraft that:

    1. (za)

      F6has an MTOM of less than 25 kg, does not comply with the requirements in Parts 3, 4 or 5 of the Annex to the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 and was placed on the market before 1st January 2026; or

    2. (a)

      has an MTOM, including payload, of less than 25 kg, in the case of a privately built UAS, or

    3. (b)

      F7...

    4. (c)

      is marked as class F8UK2 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 or;

    5. (d)

      is marked as class F9UK3 and complies with the requirements of that class, as defined in Part 4 of the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 and is operated with active and updated direct remote identification system and geo-awareness function; or

    6. (e)

      is marked as class F10UK4 and complies with the requirements of that class, as defined in Part 5 of the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/639 of 12 May 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 as regards standard scenarios for operations executed in or beyond the visual line of sight (Text with EEA relevance).

F2

Words in Annex Pt. A point UAS.OPEN.040 heading substituted (1.1.2026) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 4(c)(i)

F3

Words in Annex Pt. A point UAS.OPEN.040 substituted (1.1.2026) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 4(c)(ii)

F4

Annex Pt. A point UAS.OPEN.040(A1) inserted (1.1.2026) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), regs. 1(2), 28(a)

F5

Annex Pt. A point UAS.OPEN.040(2A) inserted (1.1.2026) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), regs. 1(2), 28(b)

F6

Annex Pt. A point UAS.OPEN.040(4)(za) inserted (1.1.2026) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), regs. 1(2), 28(c)

F7

Annex Pt. A point UAS.OPEN.040(4)(b) omitted (1.1.2026) by virtue of The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), regs. 1(2), 28(d)

F8

Word in Annex Pt. A point UAS.OPEN.040(4)(c) substituted (1.1.2026) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 11(b)

F9

Word in Annex Pt. A UAS.OPEN.040 in point (4)(d) substituted (1.1.2026) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 12

F10

Word in Annex Pt. A UAS.OPEN.040 in point (4)(e) substituted (1.1.2026) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 13