Article 9 - section overview

In plain language

This section establishes the minimum age of 16 for remote pilots operating in the 'open' and 'specific' categories, details specific exemptions where no minimum age is required, and outlines the conditions under which Member States may lower these age limits.

Requirement as structured

This section establishes the minimum age of 16 for remote pilots operating in the 'open' and 'specific' categories, details specific exemptions where no minimum age is required, and outlines the conditions under which Member States may lower these age limits.

Original regulatory text

Minimum age for remote pilots 1. The minimum age for remote pilots operating a UAS in the ‘open’ and ‘specific’ category shall be 16 years. 2. No minimum age for remote pilots shall be required: (a) when they operate in subcategory A1 as specified in Part A of the Annex to this Regulation, with a UAS Class C0 defined in Part 1 of the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 that is a toy within the meaning of Directive 2009/48/EC; (b) for privately-built UAS with a maximum take-off mass of less than 250g; (c) when they operate under the direct supervision of a remote pilot complying with paragraph 1 and Article 8. 3. Member States may lower the minimum age following a risk-based approach taking into account specific risks associated with the operations in their territory: (a) for remote pilots operating in the ‘open’ category by up to 4 years; (b) for remote pilots operating in the ‘specific’ category by up to 2 years. 4. Where a Member State lowers the minimum age for remote pilots, those remote pilots shall only be allowed to operate a UAS on the territory of that Member State. 5. Member States may define a different minimum age for remote pilots operating in the framework of model aircraft clubs or associations in the authorisation issued in accordance with Article 16.

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regulatory category

General