Immediate Cessation of Flight Near Emergency Incidents
Verified from official sourcesWhere you can fly (points 3 to 9) | UK Civil Aviation Authority - Emergency incidentsVersion 1Effective -Verified 21 August 2026
In plain language
Land your drone safely and immediately if an emergency happens nearby, unless emergency services explicitly give you permission to continue.
Requirement as structured
Remote pilots must safely and immediately stop flying if they are at or near an emergency incident when it occurs, unless permitted otherwise by emergency services.
Original regulatory text
If you’re out flying at or near to an emergency incident when it happens, you must safely and immediately stop flying unless the emergency services give you permission to continue.
Applies when
- country
- United Kingdom
- regulatory category
- General