Certified Category Certification and Licensing Requirements

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Article 3Version 1Effective -Verified 21 August 2026

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