Recommended Design Assurance Levels (DAL)

In plain language

The RPAS design rigor (DAL) is determined by its kinetic energy and potential hazard severity.

Requirement as structured

Design Assurance Levels should be assigned based on kinetic energy thresholds and severity classifications as defined in Table 2.

Original regulatory text

Assuming that traditional aviation Design Assurance Level definitions are applied, the recommended Design Assurance Levels are as follows: [Table 2]

Applies when

country

Canada

regulatory category

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