SORA Applicability for Part 102 Applications

In plain language

You only need to complete a formal SORA risk assessment if you are applying for a highly complex drone operation under Part 102.

Requirement as structured

The CAA requires the use of the Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) methodology only for higher complexity Part 102 applications.

Original regulatory text

While SORA can be used to assess risk for any UA operations excluding the carriage of people, in New Zealand, CAA have chosen to require it only for higher complexity applications.