Transport of Infectious Blood

Verified from official sources
6.2UAM 019, para. 10Version 1Effective -Verified 24 August 2026

In plain language

Blood that may contain infectious substances cannot be flown in the Open category. It must be flown in the Specific or Certified category, depending on the level of risk to others in a crash.

Requirement as structured

Blood containing or potentially containing infectious substances must be transported in the 'Specific' or 'Certified' category, and falls under the 'Certified' category if the transport poses a high risk to third parties in an accident.

Original regulatory text

Blood that contains or potentially contains infectious substances should be transported in the ‘specific’ or ‘certified’ categories. If such transport results in a high risk for third parties in case of an accident, the UAS operation falls under the ‘certified’ category