Fitness for Duty and Substance Prohibition

Verified from official sources
UAS.OPEN.060UAS.SPEC.060Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026

In plain language

Do not fly your drone if you have consumed alcohol or drugs, or if you are unfit to fly due to tiredness, illness, injury, or medication.

Requirement as structured

During the flight, the remote pilot must not perform duties under the influence of psychoactive substances or alcohol, or when unfit due to injury, fatigue, medication, sickness, or other causes.

Original regulatory text

not perform duties under the influence of psychoactive substances or alcohol or when it is unfit to perform its tasks due to injury, fatigue, medication, sickness or other causes;

Applies when

operation
EU UAS operation
regulatory category
Open