UAS Safety and Operational Standards Policy

In plain language

When flying a drone in the UK, your operation must be as safe as a manned flight in the same airspace and must not pose any greater risk to people or property on the ground or in the air.

Requirement as structured

Civil UAS operating in the UK must meet at least the same safety and operational standards as manned aircraft when conducting the same type of operation in the same airspace.

Original regulatory text

Civil UAS operating in the UK must meet at least the same safety and operational standards as manned aircraft when conducting the same type of operation in the same airspace. As a result, when compared to the operations of manned aircraft of an equivalent class or category, UAS operations must not present or create a greater hazard to persons, property, vehicles or vessels, either in the air or on the ground.

Applies when

country

United Kingdom

regulatory category

General