Pilot assessment, training, and licensing procedures

In plain language

Operator permit holders must have procedures to assess and train their pilots, and must ensure all their pilots hold a valid UA pilot licence for the class of drone being flown.

Requirement as structured

A UA operator permit holder must establish procedures to assess and train its UA pilots to maintain competence, and ensure they hold a valid UA pilot licence.

Original regulatory text

A UA operator permit holder must establish procedures — (a) to do an initial assessment of, and to provide the training to maintain, the competence of every UA pilot engaged or employed, or to be engaged or employed, by the UA operator permit holder to fly any unmanned aircraft; and (b) to ensure that every UA pilot engaged or employed, or to be engaged or employed, by the UA operator permit holder to fly any unmanned aircraft on or after 1 February 2021 holds a valid UA pilot licence authorising the UA pilot to operate the unmanned aircraft of that class and category.