Application Requirements for RPA Operator Certification

In plain language

When applying for a Remote Operator's Certificate (ReOC) in Australia, you must provide CASA with details about your organization, staff (specifically your chief remote pilot and maintenance controller), equipment, procedures, and proposed drone operations.

Requirement as structured

An application for certification as an RPA operator must include details of the applicant's structure, staff qualifications (including chief remote pilot and maintenance controller), facilities, practices, proposed operations, and training details if applicable.

Original regulatory text

An application for certification as an RPA operator must include: (a) details of: (i) the applicant’s structure and organisation; and (ii) its staff and their qualifications and experience (including, in particular, the names, qualifications, experience, duties and functions of the persons who are to be the applicant’s chief remote pilot and maintenance controller); and (iii) its facilities and equipment; and (iv) its practices and procedures; and (b) a general description of the proposed operations, including the type or types of RPA to be used; and (c) if the applicant proposes to conduct an RPL training course—details of the proposed training.