Combination Failure Safety Margin Over People

Verified from official sources
Standard 922Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026

In plain language

For operations over people, multiple simultaneous failures that could lead to severe injury within 5 meters horizontally of the drone must be shown to be highly unlikely (remote).

Requirement as structured

The occurrence of any combination of failures of the RPAS which may result in a severe injury to a person on the ground within 5 m horizontal of the RPA in operation must be shown to be remote.

Original regulatory text

The occurrence of any combination of failures of the RPAS which may result in a severe injury to a person on the ground within 5 m horizontal of the RPA in operation must be shown to be remote.

Applies when

country
Canada
operation
over_people
regulatory category
General