LUC Safety Management System Documentation
Verified from official sourcesUAS.LUC.030UAM 015, para. 6Version 1Effective -Verified 24 August 2026
In plain language
To obtain a Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC), you must document your Safety Management System (SMS), ensure it fits your organization's size and risk level, and prove that it is actively being used.
Requirement as structured
The applicant's Safety Management System (SMS) must be documented within the organisation's Management System Documentation, suitable for the organisation's size and risk, and actively operating with documented outputs.
Original regulatory text
6 SMS shall be deemed present if there is evidence that the relevant item is documented within the organisation’s Management System Documentation. 7 The SMS shall deem suitable if the applicant may demonstrate during the CRD process that so is the SMS based on the size, nature, complexity of the applicant`s organisation and the inherent risk in their activity. 8 The SMS shall deem operating if it can be proven during the review process that the SMS is in use and an output is being produced.
Applies when
- operation
- LUC