Competency Certificate for Open A2 and Specific Category

Verified from official sources
2IAA, para. 2Version 1Effective -Verified 24 August 2026

In plain language

To fly in the Open A2 subcategory or the Specific category, you must complete extra training and get a competency certificate from a registered drone training school.

Requirement as structured

To operate in the Open subcategory A2 or the Specific category, remote pilots must complete additional training with a drone training organisation to obtain a 'UAS Remote Pilot Competency Certificate'.

Original regulatory text

To fly in the Subcategory A2 or Specific Category you must complete further training to obtain an ‘UAS Remote Pilot Competency Certificate’ which is conducted by a drone training organisation.

Applies when

subcategory
A2