Mandatory Criteria for 'Certified' Category Operations

In plain language

Your operation falls into the 'certified' category if you fly a certified drone and are either flying over assemblies of people, transporting people, or carrying dangerous goods that pose a high risk to others in an accident.

Requirement as structured

UAS operations must be classified in the 'certified' category if the UAS is certified under Article 40(1)(a), (b), and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2019/945 and the operation involves flying over assemblies of people, transporting people, or carrying high-risk dangerous goods.

Original regulatory text

Operations shall be classified as UAS operations in the ‘certified’ category only where the following requirements are met: (a) the UAS is certified pursuant to points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 of Article 40 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945; and (b) the operation is conducted in any of the following conditions: i. over assemblies of people; ii. involves the transport of people; iii. involves the carriage of dangerous goods, that may result in high risk for third parties in case of accident.

Applies when

operation

EU UAS operation

regulatory category

Certified