RPAS Pilot Knowledge Requirements: Batteries

In plain language

To obtain your RPAS pilot certificate in Canada, you must understand battery types, hazards (including lithium fire response), maintenance logs, capacity variables, voltage discharge curves, and the regulations for transporting batteries (including on commercial flights and under TDG regulations).

Requirement as structured

Transport Canada requires RPAS pilot certificate candidates to demonstrate knowledge of battery types, hazards, maintenance logs, variables affecting capacity, voltage assessment, commercial flight transport rules, and dangerous goods regulations.

Original regulatory text

Batteries - Types and hazards - Interpret maintenance log history. - Describe the variables affecting batteries (capacity e.g., due to age, history, charge status). - Assess battery voltages (understand discharge curves). - Describe the regulations applicable to taking lithium-ion batteries on board a commercial flight. - Describe the dangers of using water on lithium battery fires. - Battery parameters such as Energy Capacity (measured in Ah and Wh), Voltage(V), charge and discharge rates (C-Rating) - Battery configurations (parallel, series) - Charge cycles, storage, and maintenance - Discharge curves - Transportation of batteries in accordance with the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDG) Regulations

Applies when

country

Canada

regulatory category

General