Cross-Border Practical Training Entity Notification

Verified from official sources
2.3Version 2Effective -Verified 28 August 2026

In plain language

If you are a recognized drone training organization from another EU country and want to train pilots in Portugal, you must notify ANAC in Portuguese. You must provide your official recognition document, details of your training locations, and an operations manual updated for Portugal.

Requirement as structured

A UAS operator recognised in another EU Member State that conducts practical training in Portugal must provide ANAC with a document in Portuguese informing ANAC, the recognition document issued by the state of registry, and a description of the representative training locations.

Original regulatory text

UAS operator that is a recognized entity to perform practical training (conduct training to any remote pilot candidate of any organization) - A document in Portuguese informing ANAC; - Recognition document issued by the state of registry; - A description of the representative locations for the purposes of ensuring that it operates in representative sites in the same way as recognized national organizations (STS compatible locations/conditions);