Qualifications for Small or Very Small RPA Examiners

In plain language

To act as an examiner for small or very small drones, you must be a qualified RePL training instructor (or authorized by the Chief Remote Pilot Instructor), be officially named as an examiner in the operator's procedures, and meet the required experience levels.

Requirement as structured

An examiner for a small or very small RPA must be a qualified RePL training instructor (or authorized by the CRI), identified in the operator's documented procedures, meet the required experience length, and satisfy all other documented operator requirements.

Original regulatory text

(d) has the length of experience in RPA operations stated in the operator’s documented practices and procedures as required to be a relevant examiner; and (e) meets the other requirements stated in the operator’s documented practices and procedures as necessary to be a relevant examiner. examiner, for a small or very small RPA, means 1 of the following: (a) the CRI of a certified RPA operator who is qualified as a RePL training instructor; (b) a RePL training instructor who is authorised by the CRI in accordance with the RPA’s documented practices and procedures; provided that the CRI or authorised RePL training instructor: (c) is identified in the operator’s documented practices and procedures as an examiner for a small or very small RPA (a relevant examiner); and (d) has the length of experience in RPA operations stated in the operator’s documented practices and procedures as required to be a relevant examiner; and flight time, for an RPA operation, means: (a) for the flight of an RPA that is an aeroplane — the time from the moment the aeroplane begins to move under the control of the remote pilot in preparation for flight, until the moment the aeroplane comes to rest at the end of the flight; and (b) for the flight of an RPA that is an aircraft in 1 of the following categories, namely, helicopter (multirotor class) category, helicopter (single rotor class) category, or RPA powered‑lift category — the time from the moment the aircraft’s rotor blades start turning under the control of the remote pilot in preparation for flight, until the moment the rotor blades stop turning after the aircraft comes to rest at the end of the flight; and (c) for the flight of an airship — the time from the moment the airship is released from its mooring under the control of the remote pilot in preparation for flight, until the moment the airship is tethered at the end of the flight. gross weight, for an RPA, means the total weight of the RPA at take-off, including fuel, equipment, payloads (if any) and anything attached to the RPA. gross weight on take-off, in relation to a model aircraft, or an RPA that does not have a certificate of airworthiness, is the maximum weight of the aircraft on take-off and includes, to the extent permitted by the manufacturer or recorded in the RPAS technical log, the weight of: (a) propulsion systems; and (b) all equipment, payload and energy sources carried on the aircraft in flight. helicopter, when used to describe an RPA of a type defined in regulation 101.022, means an RPA with 1 or more main rotors. Note See also subsection 1.04 (4). HLS or helicopter landing site means an area of land or water, or a defined area on a structure, intended to be used wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and surface movement of helicopters. indoors operation means use of an RPA or model aircraft in circumstances which meet all of the following requirements: (a) the RPA or model aircraft is flown within a building, or another structure, or a naturally occurring or man-made space underground (a containment area); (b) the containment area is such that it is physically impossible for the RPA or model aircraft to escape and fly away during normal, abnormal or emergency operations; (c) entry of people to, and exit of people from, the containment area is controlled in such a way that in flying an RPA or model aircraft in the containment area a remote pilot will not infringe any provision of Part 101 of CASR concerning proximity of an RPA or model aircraft to people within or outside the containment area; (d) in the event that an RPA or model aircraft collides with any part of the containment area, no material from the RPA or model aircraft or the containment area can move or escape and cause injury to a person outside the containment area. Note An example of a man-made space underground is a mine. job safety assessment, for an operation of an RPA, other than excluded RPA, by a certified RPA operator, means a procedure undertaken in accordance with the RPA operator’s documented practices and procedures to: (a) assess the safety of the operation; and (b) identify safety risks arising from the operation; and (c) formulate risk mitigation measures for the operation, including risk management plans. maintenance controller has the same meaning as in paragraph 101.340 (1) (d) of CASR. manual operation, for an RPA, means the use, by the remote pilot, of a manual mechanism that is part of the RPAS, in order to exercise control over the RPA, including by reconfiguring the RPA. measurement point means any point on the actual or notional centreline of a runway between the 2 threshold centrepoints. mode of operation means: (a) manual mode; or (b) the mode that is automated operation. Note Manual mode requires prescribed training in both the manual mode and the automated operation mode, in accordance with this MOS. The applicable mode of operation for a flight is that specified in the provision of this MOS which refers to the mode of operation for the flight. modification, for an aircraft, means that, as compared to the permit version, the aircraft is: (a) altered in any way; or (b) a duplicate of the permit version, whether or not it contains some things that were part of the permit version. MOS means Manual of Standards. movement area has the meaning given in subsection 3.01(2) of the Part 139 (Aerodromes) Manual of Standards 2019. NAIPS means the National Aeronautical Information Processing System administered by AA. nominated personnel means the following personnel of a certified RPA operator: (a) the chief executive officer (the CEO); (b) the chief remote pilot (the CRP); (ba) if the operator is a RePL training organisation — the chief RePL instructor (CRI); (c) the maintenance controller. non-controlled aerodrome means a place that is: (a) a helicopter landing site not located at a controlled aerodrome; or

Applies when

max mtom kg

25