Required Contents of an Operational Authorisation Application

In plain language

The application submitted by your organisation must contain detailed risk assessments, mitigation measures, operator registration details, and, if necessary, an operations manual and proof of insurance.

Requirement as structured

An application for an operational authorisation must be based on an Article 11 risk assessment and include the operator's registration number, the name of the accountable manager or operator, the operational risk assessment, proposed mitigation measures, an operations manual (if required), and confirmation of appropriate insurance cover (if required).

Original regulatory text

The application for an operational authorisation shall be based on the risk assessment referred to in Article 11 and shall include in addition the following information: the registration number of the UAS operator; the name of the accountable manager or the name of the UAS operator in the case of a natural person; the operational risk assessment; the list of mitigation measures proposed by the UAS operator, with sufficient information for the CAA to assess the adequacy of the mitigation means to address the risks; an operations manual when required by the risk and complexity of the operation; a confirmation that an appropriate insurance cover will be in place at the start of the UAS operations, if required by an enactment .

Applies when

country

United Kingdom

operation

EU UAS operation

regulatory category

Specific