Article 4 ‘Open’ category of UAS operations

1.Operations shall be classified as UAS operations in the ‘open’ category only where the following requirements are met:

(a)the UAS belongs to one of the classes set out in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 or is privately built or meets the conditions defined in Article 20;

(b)the unmanned aircraft has a maximum take-off mass of less than 25 kg;

(c)the remote pilot ensures that the unmanned aircraft is kept at a safe distance from people and that it is not flown over assemblies of people;

(d)the remote pilot keeps the unmanned aircraft in VLOS at all times except when flying in follow-me mode or when using an unmanned aircraft observer as specified in Part A of the Annex;

(e)during flight, the unmanned aircraft is maintained within 120 metres from the closest point of the surface of the earth, except when overflying an obstacle, as specified in Part A of the Annex

(f)during flight, the unmanned aircraft does not carry dangerous goods and does not drop any material;

2.UAS operations in the ‘open’ category shall be divided in three sub-categories in accordance with the requirements set out in Part A of the Annex.