Availability of Operator's RPAS Operations Manual for BVLOS Operations

Verified from official sources
SOR/96-433, s. 901.30Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026

In plain language

If you are conducting a beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) flight under Division VI, you must ensure the operator's RPAS operations manual is immediately available to the crew before take-off or launch.

Requirement as structured

The pilot must ensure that the RPAS operator's RPAS operations manual is immediately available to crew members prior to conducting a take-off or launch for a BVLOS operation under Division VI.

Original regulatory text

No pilot shall conduct the take-off or launch of a remotely piloted aircraft to conduct a BVLOS operation under Division VI unless the RPAS operator’s RPAS operations manual is immediately available to crew members.

Applies when

country
Canada
operation
BVLOS
regulatory category
General