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UAS.SPEC.100 Use of certified equipment and certified unmanned aircraft

Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 — UAS OPERATIONS IN THE ‘OPEN’ AND ‘SPECIFIC’ CATEGORIES · Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · EAR revision 29 Jun 2026

IRImplementing rule

UAS.SPEC.100Use of certified equipment and certified unmanned aircraft

(1)Where the UAS operator uses an unmanned aircraft for which a certificate of airworthiness or a restricted certificate of airworthiness has been issued, the UAS operator shall ensure that the unmanned aircraft system complies with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1107;

(2)Where the UAS operator uses certified equipment on an unmanned aircraft for which neither a certificate of airworthiness nor a restricted certificate of airworthiness have been issued, the UAS operator shall carry out all of the following tasks:

(i)record the operation or service time in accordance with either the instructions or procedures applicable to the certified equipment;

(ii)follow the instructions referred to in the equipment certificate, and also comply with any applicable airworthiness directives issued by the Agency;

(iii)implement any safety measures mandated by the competent authority in accordance with Article 19(4);

(iv)use any relevant mandatory safety information issued by the Agency.

IR · UAS.SPEC.100 — Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1110 · UAS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 29 Jun 2026

GMGuidance material

GM1 UAS.SPEC.100The use of certified equipment and certified unmanned aircraft

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GENERAL For the purposes of UAS.SPEC.100, ‘certified equipment’ is considered to be any equipment for which the relevant design organisation has demonstrated compliance with the applicable certification specifications and received a form of recognition from EASA that attests such compliance (e.g. an ETSO authorisation). This process is independent from the CE marking process. The use of certified equipment or certified UA in the ‘specific’ category of operation does not imply a transfer of the flight activities into the ‘certified’ category of operation. However, the use of certified equipment or certified UA in the ‘specific’ category should be considered as a risk reduction and/or mitigation measure in the SORA.

GM · GM1 UAS.SPEC.100 — Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · ED Decision 2019/021/R · UAS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 29 Jun 2026

All rules in PART B — UAS OPERATIONS IN THE ‘SPECIFIC’ CATEGORY

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 29 Jun 2026, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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