Drone registration 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.

• Registration requiredConditional
• Weight thresholdNot resolved
• Operator registrationConditional
• Aircraft registrationConditional
• Identifier displayNot resolved
• Renewal or validity periodNot resolved
• Digital registrationConditional
• Registration exceptionsNot resolved
• More than one registration regimeNot resolved

The rules behind this answer

• Binding lawNational rule

  Appointment of Accountable Person

  The UA operator must appoint an accountable person who has corporate authority and access to funds to ensure compliance with CAR-UAEX and relevant legislation.

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Document Upload via UAE Drones Platform

  The UA owner shall upload all required documents through the 'UAE Drones' platform (https://drones.gov.ae/).

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Letter of Conformity from MOIAT

  Prior to applying for a UA Operator Authorisation (UOA), the applicant must obtain a Letter of Conformity (LoC) for each UA from the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MOIAT) e-service.

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• Binding lawNational rule

  MOIAT Product Status Statement

  The UA owner shall apply for an 'Issue Product Status Statement for Drones' from the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MOIAT).

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Notification of Operator Changes

  The operator must notify the GCAA or LAA in sufficient time prior to implementing any changes regarding the accountable person, operator name, address, contact details, UA type, fleet size, or type of operations.

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Official sources

• GCAA CAR-UAEX Issue 02 (corrected) — Unmanned Aircraft (UA) experimentation operations — Dubai Civil Aviation AuthorityOpen
• GCAA CAR-UAR Issue 04 — Unmanned Aircraft (UA) recreational flights — Dubai Civil Aviation AuthorityOpen
• GCAA CAR-UAD Issue 02 (corrected) — Unmanned Aircraft (UA) demonstration operations — Dubai Civil Aviation AuthorityOpen
• GCAA CAR-UAC Issue 02 — Unmanned Aircraft (UA) commercial and governmental operations — Dubai Civil Aviation AuthorityOpen
• GCAA CAR-UAEV Issue 02 — Unmanned Aircraft (UA) event operations — Dubai Civil Aviation AuthorityOpen

Known limitations

• 5 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

• What is the maximum drone altitude in United Arab Emirates?Drone flights in United Arab Emirates are held to a published general height limit of 121.92 m AGL. The limit is not absolute: the published conditions that change it are cited below.
• Can I fly a drone near an airport in United Arab Emirates?Drone flights near aerodromes in United Arab Emirates are governed by airspace and aerodrome restrictions: whether permission is needed depends on the airspace, distance or aerodrome type published below.
• 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.
• What training do I need to fly a drone in United Arab Emirates?Remote pilot competency in United Arab Emirates scales with the operation: which training, examination or proof of competency applies is set by the published conditions below.
• 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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