User's Manual Requirements

In plain language

Your drone comes with a user manual containing essential information on its characteristics, how to operate and maintain it, and safety risks.

Requirement as structured

The UA must be placed on the market with a user's manual providing specified technical characteristics, operational and maintenance instructions, troubleshooting, and risk descriptions.

Original regulatory text

be placed on the market with a user's manual providing: (a) the characteristics of the UA including but not limited to the: — class of the UA; — UA mass (with a description of the reference configuration) and the maximum take-off mass (MTOM); — general characteristics of allowed payloads in terms of mass dimensions, interfaces with the UA and other possible restrictions; — equipment and software to control the UA remotely; — reference of the transmission protocol used for the direct remote identification emission; — sound power level; — and a description of the behaviour of the UA in case of a loss of data link; (b) clear operational instructions; (c) procedure to upload the airspace limitations; (d) maintenance instructions; (e) troubleshooting procedures; (f) operational limitations (including but not limited to meteorological conditions and day/night operations); and (g) appropriate description of all the risks related to UAS operations;

Applies when

operation

UAS product requirements

class marking

C1

regulatory category

Open