UAS.LUC.020 Responsibilities of the LUC holder

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.LUC.020Responsibilities of the LUC holder

The LUC holder shall:

(1)comply with the requirements of points UAS.SPEC.050 and UAS.SPEC.060;

(2)comply with the scope and privileges defined in the terms of approval;

(3)establish and maintain a system for exercising operational control over any operation conducted under the terms of its LUC;

(4)carry out an operational risk assessment of the intended operation in accordance with Article 11 unless conducting an operation for which an operational declaration is sufficient according to point UAS.SPEC.020,

(5)keep records of the following items in a manner that ensures protection from damage, alteration and theft for a period at least 3 years for operations conducted using the privileges specified under point UAS.LUC.060:

(a)the operational risk assessment, when required according to point (4), and its supporting documentation;

(b)mitigation measures taken; and

(c)the qualifications and experience of personnel involved in the UAS operation, compliance monitoring and safety management;

(6)keep personnel records referred to in point (5)(c) as long as the person works for the organisation and shall be retained until 3 years after the person has left the organisation.

IR · UAS.LUC.020 — Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · Regulation (EU) 2020/639 · UAS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 29 Jun 2026

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

AMC1 UAS.LUC.020(3)Responsibilities of the LUC holder

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OPERATIONAL CONTROL The organisation and methods established by the LUC holder to exercise operational control within its organisation should be included in the OM as an additional chapter in relation to the template provided in GM1 UAS.SPEC.030(3)(e).

AMC · AMC1 UAS.LUC.020(3) — Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · ED Decision 2019/021/R · UAS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 29 Jun 2026

GMGuidance material

GM1 UAS.LUC.020(3)Responsibilities of the LUC holder

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OPERATIONAL CONTROL ‘Operational control’ should be understood as the responsibility for the initiation, continuation, termination or diversion of a flight in the interest of safety. ‘System’ in relation to operational control should be understood as the organisation, methods, documentation, personnel and training of those personnel for the initiation, continuation, termination or diversion of a flight in the interest of safety.

GM · GM1 UAS.LUC.020(3) — Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · ED Decision 2019/021/R · UAS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 29 Jun 2026

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

AMC1 UAS.LUC.020(5)Responsibilities of the LUC holder

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RECORD-KEEPING — GENERAL The record-keeping system should ensure that all records are stored in a manner that ensures their protection from damage, alteration and theft. They should be accessible on request of the NAA, whenever needed within a reasonable time. These records should be organised in a way that ensures traceability, availability and retrievability throughout the required retention period. The retention period starts when the record was created or last amended. Adequate backups should be ensured.

AMC · AMC1 UAS.LUC.020(5) — 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 C — LIGHT UAS OPERATOR CERTIFICATE (LUC)

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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