PART A — UAS OPERATIONS IN THE ‘OPEN’ CATEGORY
Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 — UAS OPERATIONS IN THE ‘OPEN’ AND ‘SPECIFIC’ CATEGORIES · Unmanned Aircraft Systems · Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · UAS.OPEN.010 – UAS.OPEN.070
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UAS.OPEN.010 General provisions
The category of UAS ‘open’ operations is divided into three subcategories A1, A2 and A3, on the basis of operational limitations, requirements for the…
UAS.OPEN.020 UAS operations in subcategory A1
UAS operations in subcategory A1 shall comply with all of the following conditions:
AMC1 UAS.OPEN.020(1) and (2) UAS operations in subcategory A1
AMC1 UAS.OPEN.020(4)(b) and UAS.OPEN.040(3) UAS operations in subcategories A1 and A3
AMC2 UAS.OPEN.020(4)(b) and UAS.OPEN.040(3) UAS operations in subcategories A1 and A3
UAS.OPEN.030 UAS operations in subcategory A2
UAS operations in subcategory A2 shall comply with all of the following conditions:
AMC1 UAS.OPEN.030(1) UAS operations in subcategory A2
GM1 UAS.OPEN.030(1) UAS operations in subcategory A2
AMC1 UAS.OPEN.030(2) UAS operations in subcategory A2
AMC1 UAS.OPEN.030(2)(b) UAS operations in subcategory A2
AMC2 UAS.OPEN.030(2)(b) UAS operations in subcategory A2
AMC1 UAS.OPEN.030(2)(c) UAS operations in subcategory A2
GM1 UAS.OPEN.030(2)(c) UAS operations in subcategory A2
GM1 UAS.OPEN.030(1) and UAS.OPEN.040(1) UAS operations in subcategories A1 and A3
UAS.OPEN.040 UAS operations in subcategory A3
UAS operations in subcategory A3 shall comply with all of the following conditions:
UAS.OPEN.050 Responsibilities of the UAS operator
The UAS operator shall comply with all of the following: develop operational procedures adapted to the type of operation and the risk involved;
AMC1 UAS.OPEN.050(1) Responsibilities of the UAS operator
GM1 UAS.OPEN.050(3) Responsibilities of the UAS operator
AMC1 UAS.OPEN.050(4)(c) Responsibilities of the UAS operator
UAS.OPEN.060 Responsibilities of the remote pilot
Before starting an UAS operation, the remote pilot shall: have the appropriate competency in the subcategory of the intended UAS operations in accordance…
GM1 UAS.OPEN.060(1)(b) Responsibilities of the remote pilot
AMC1 UAS.OPEN.060(1)(c) Responsibilities of the remote pilot
AMC1 UAS.OPEN.060(1)(d) Responsibilities of the remote pilot
GM1 UAS.OPEN.060(2)(a) and UAS.SPEC.060(1)(a) Responsibilities of the remote pilot
AMC1 UAS.OPEN.060(2)(b) Responsibilities of the remote pilot
GM1 UAS.OPEN.060(2)(b) Responsibilities of the remote pilot
AMC1 UAS.OPEN.060(2)(d) Responsibilities of the remote pilot
GM1 UAS.OPEN.060(2)(d) Responsibilities of the remote pilot
GM2 UAS.OPEN.060(2)(d) Responsibilities of the remote pilot
GM1 UAS.OPEN.060(3) and UAS.SPEC.060(3)(e) Responsibilities of the remote pilot
GM2 UAS.OPEN.060(3) and UAS.SPEC.060(3)(e) Responsibilities of the remote pilot
UAS.OPEN.070 Duration and validity of the remote pilot online theoretical competency and certificates of remote pilot competency
The remote pilot online theoretical competency, required by points (4)(b) of point UAS.OPEN.020 and point (3) of point UAS.OPEN.040, and the certificate…
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