Remote pilot competency in United Arab Emirates

What the rules say

Each line is resolved from published facts of United Arab Emirates. "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 qualificationNot resolved
• Validity periodConditional
• Renewal or recurrent trainingConditional
• Minimum ageNot resolved
• Weight-based triggerNot resolved

The rules behind this answer

• Binding lawNational rule

  Airspace Approval for Practical Training

  The training organisation must submit its proposed airspace for practical training to the GCAA for acceptance.

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Availability of Training Manual and Approval Documents

  A UA Approved Training Organisation must make its training manual and approval documentation available to staff and, where appropriate, to students.

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Corrective Action Plan Timeline for Level 1 Findings

  A UA Approved Training Organisation must provide an appropriate corrective action plan within 7 calendar days from the day of detection of a Level 1 finding.

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Disciplinary Action for Cheating Candidates

  The training organisation must ban candidates caught cheating from taking exams for 12 months and notify the GCAA within one calendar month.

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Disciplinary Action for Examiner Misconduct

  The training organisation must ban any examiner found providing answers to students, void the affected examinations, and notify the GCAA within one calendar month.

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Establishment of Training Organisation Manual

  A UA Approved Training Organisation must establish and maintain a training organisation manual containing instructions for personnel and guidance for students.

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Flight Limits for Practical Training Operations

  Practical training flights must be conducted within Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) and at an altitude of no more than 400 feet above ground level, unless special GCAA approval is obtained.

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Issuance and Record-Keeping of Training Certificates

  A UA Approved Training Organisation must issue certificates to trainees who successfully complete training and assessments, and must maintain records of these certificates.

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Official sources

• GCAA CAR-UA-ATO Issue 01 — Unmanned aircraft approved training organisations — Dubai Civil Aviation AuthorityOpen

Known limitations

• 3 dimension(s) of this topic are not expressed in a machine-resolvable way by the published corpus and are reported UNKNOWN, never FALSE.

Other drone rules in United Arab Emirates

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• When does a drone operation need authorisation in United Arab Emirates?Whether an operation in United Arab Emirates needs prior authorisation depends on the operational category, risk class or location: the published triggers below decide it.
• Do I need drone insurance in United Arab Emirates?Yes. Published rules in United Arab Emirates require insurance cover for the operations covered here.

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