Certified Category Certification and Licensing Requirements
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In plain language
If operating in the certified category, the drone must be certified, the operator must hold a certificate, and you may need a specific remote pilot license.
Requirement as structured
UAS operations in the ‘certified’ category shall require the certification of the UAS pursuant to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 and the certification of the operator and, where applicable, the licensing of the remote pilot.
Original regulatory text
UAS operations in the ‘certified’ category shall require the certification of the UAS pursuant to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 and the certification of the operator and, where applicable, the licensing of the remote pilot.
Applies when
- country
- United Kingdom
- category
- Certified
- operation
- EU UAS operation
- regulatory category
- General