Compliance with certificate conditions and exposition

Verified from official sources
102.21(a)Version 1Effective -Verified 25 August 2026

In plain language

As a Part 102 certificate holder, you must follow standard Part 101 rules unless your certificate allows otherwise, and you must strictly adhere to your operations specification and company exposition.

Requirement as structured

A holder of an unmanned aircraft operator certificate must comply with Part 101 (to the extent consistent with their operations specification), the conditions on their operations specification, and their exposition.

Original regulatory text

(a) A holder of an unmanned aircraft operator certificate must comply with ̵ (1) Part 101, to the extent the requirements of Part 101 are consistent with the operations specified in the operations specification; (2) the conditions imposed by the Director on the unmanned aircraft operations specification; and (3) the exposition required by rule 102.11.