Overlapping privileges between Part 101 and Part 102

In plain language

If you hold a Part 102 certificate and perform a flight that could fall under either standard Part 101 rules or your Part 102 certificate, the flight is legally treated as operating under your Part 102 certificate.

Requirement as structured

When a Part 102 certificate holder exercises a privilege that applies to both Part 101 and Part 102, the operation is deemed to be conducted under the authority of the Part 102 certificate.

Original regulatory text

The holder of an unmanned aircraft operator certificate who exercises a privilege which applies to both Civil Aviation Rule Parts 101 and 102 is deemed to have exercised the privilege under the authority of the certificate under Part 102.