Remote pilot competency in Netherlands

What the rules say

Each line is resolved from published facts of Netherlands. "Not resolved" means the corpus does not answer it in a machine-checkable way — never that the law is silent.

• Competency requiredConditional
• Training requiredConditional
• Examination requiredConditional
• Proof of competency issuedConditional
• Operation-specific qualificationConditional
• Validity periodConditional
• Renewal or recurrent trainingConditional
• Minimum age16 yearsConditional
• Weight-based trigger0.25 kgConditional

What changes the answer

The published rules distinguish the a1, a2, a3 and open categories of operation.

• altitude

  Flight altitude at or below 120 m

• other

  Examination questions at or above 30 questions

The rules behind this answer

• Binding lawNational rule

  Flight and day distribution requirements for special rating experience

  The experience required for renewing special ratings must be obtained during at least six flights on six different days, with the last three flights occurring within 90 days before the application.

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Flight Instructor RPA Rating Eligibility Requirements

  To obtain the Flight Instructor (RPA) rating, an applicant must hold an RPA-L with the ratings they intend to instruct and have at least eight hours of pilot-in-command experience within the two years preceding the application.

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Renewal requirements for Flight Instructor RPA general rating

  To renew the general Flight Instructor RPA rating, the applicant must hold an RPA-L with the relevant ratings and have at least 12 hours of pilot-in-command experience within the preceding two years.

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Requirements for Issuance of RPA Class Ratings

  To obtain the class ratings referred to in Article 2, parts b and c, the applicant must demonstrate compliance with the knowledge, skill, and experience requirements set out in Annex 1 of this regulation.

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Requirements for Issuance of Special Rating

  The applicant must demonstrate compliance with the knowledge, skill, and experience requirements in Annex 1 to obtain the special rating referred to in Article 2, part a.

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Requirements for RPA-L with VLOS or EVLOS Rating

  An applicant must demonstrate compliance with the knowledge, skill, and experience requirements in Annex 1 to be issued an RPA-L with a VLOS or EVLOS rating.

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Validity and renewal of Article 2(a) special rating

  The special rating referred to in Article 2(a) is valid for a maximum of two years and can be renewed for two-year periods if the applicant has at least two hours of experience per year with the relevant activities in the preceding two years.

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Validity and renewal of Article 2(b) and (c) special ratings

  The special ratings referred to in Article 2(b) and (c) are valid for a maximum of two years and can be renewed for two-year periods if the applicant has at least two hours of experience per year with RPA operations in the relevant class in the preceding two years.

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Official sources

• Regeling op afstand bestuurde luchtvaartuigen (BWBR0036568) — Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport (Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate)Open

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