Operational Record Keeping for Certified RPA Operators

In plain language

If you are a certified drone operator (ReOC holder), your chief remote pilot must keep copies of all job safety assessments, risk management plans, and operational flight plans for at least 7 years.

Requirement as structured

A certified RPA operator must ensure that the chief remote pilot keeps copies of any job safety assessments, risk management plans, and operational flight plans produced for an RPA operation for at least 7 years.

Original regulatory text

A certified RPA operator must ensure that the chief remote pilot keeps the following RPAS operational records: (a) if a job safety assessment that is carried out in relation to the operation — a copy of the assessment; (b) if a risk management plan is produced for an RPA operation — a copy of the plan; (c) if an operational flight plan is issued for an RPA operation — a copy of the plan; ... (3) Each record mentioned in this section must be kept for at least 7 years after the day the record was made.