Determination of Operator Status and Responsibilities

In plain language

Drone operators carrying dangerous goods must identify their responsibilities under the international aviation rules (ICAO Technical Instructions Part 7) and write these duties into their Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and Operations Manual.

Requirement as structured

The UAS operator must determine their status as an operator under Part 7 of the Technical Instructions and define their scope of responsibilities within their CONOPS and Operations Manual.

Original regulatory text

First, the UAS operator shall determine, that they act as operator under the Technical Instructions (Part 7. of the Technical Instructions) and they will determine the scope of responsibilities that should be indicated in the CONOPS and Operations Manual.

Applies when

operation

Transport of dangerous goods