RELEASE DATE：2023-03-17 14:22
Brief: EU Regulations 2019/947 and 2019/945 adopt a risk-based approach and set out the framework for the safe operation of civil drones in the European skies. They entered into force on 31 December 2020 in all EU Member States, including Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and Iceland.
FRAMEWORK
Regulation (EU) 2019/947 defines three categories of operations of unmanned aircraft systems (referred to as UAS): the ‘open’, the ‘specific’ and the ‘certified’ category. Manufacturers of UAS are required to ensure that their products comply with the health and safety requirements in the following applicable directives before placing them in the European Economic Area market.
Category | Categories of UAS Operations | Applicable EUDirectives/Regulations |
Open category | • MTOM < 25kg • No flight over assemlies of people • Keep VLOS • Altitude<120m • Does not carry dangerous goods and does not drop any material | • UAS Regulation • Machniery Directive • Low Voltage Directive • EMC Directive • Radio Equipment Directive • ROHS • … |
Specific category | • Maximum characteristic dimension < 3m • Fly over assemlies of people • BVLOS • Altitude<120m | |
Certified category | • Maximum characteristic dimension > 3m • Used for any of the case below: Fly over assemblies of people Involves the transport of people Delivery of dangerous good | • Civil aviation basic regulation Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 • Initial Airworthiness - Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 • Additional Airworthiness Specifications Regulation (EU) 2015/640 • Continuing Airworthiness Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 • …... |
REQUIREMENTS OF OPEN UAS
Depending on the variance of maximum take-off mass (hereinafter referred to as MTOM), UAS in open category are divided into different categories with different requirements for labelling, operating rules, operator registration, capability and age of remote polite.
Subcategory | Class | Class identification label | MTOM | Fly over people and horizontal distance requirements | Operator registration on NAA | Remote pilot competence | Minimum age for remote pilots |
A1 | C0 |  | < 250 g | May overfly uninvolved persons but shall never overfly assemblies of people | No | No training requirements Familiarised with the user's manual | no limits |
C1 |  | < 900 g | Required | Familiarised with the user's manual Complete online training and pass the theoretical knowledge exam defined by national competent authority | 16+ | ||
A2 | C2 |  | < 4 kg | No filght over uninvolved people and at a safe horizontal distance of at least 30 meters from them | Required | Familiarised with the user's manual Hold a certificate of remote pilot competency，shall complete： Complete online training and pass the theoretical knowledge exam defined by national competent authority Complete self-practical training and pass the extra additional theoretical knowledge exam defined by national competent authority | |
A3 | C2 | < 4 kg | No filght over uninvolved people Keep horizontal distance of at least 150 meters from residential, commercial, industrial or recreational area | Required | Familiarised with the user's manual Complete online training and pass the theoretical knowledge exam defined by national competent authority | ||
C3 |  | < 25 kg | |||||
C4 |  | < 25 kg |
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