Requirement to Obtain an Operational Authorisation

In plain language

You cannot fly in the specific category without an operational authorisation from the CAA, unless your organisation holds a Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) that permits the flight.

Requirement as structured

Before starting a UAS operation in the 'specific' category, the UAS operator must obtain an operational authorisation from the CAA.

Original regulatory text

Before starting an UAS operation in the ‘specific’ category the UAS operator shall obtain an operational authorisation from the CAA except where the UAS operator holds an LUC with the appropriate privileges, in accordance with Part C of this Annex.

Applies when

country

United Kingdom

operation

EU UAS operation

regulatory category

Specific