UATO Record-Keeping Requirements

Verified from official sources
Regulation 29(2)(a)Version 1Effective -Verified 5 October 2026

In plain language

Approved drone training schools (UATOs) must keep records of all training, tests, and assessments they conduct, including student names and results, for at least 5 years.

Requirement as structured

A UATO must maintain records of the date and results (where applicable) of every UA pilot licence training, test, evaluation, practical assessment and proficiency check conducted by the UATO or by any Authorised Flight Examiner it employs or engages, together with the name of each person trained, tested, evaluated, assessed or checked, for at least 5 years after the date on which each was conducted.

Original regulatory text

(2) A UATO must — (a) maintain records of the date and results (where applicable) of every UA pilot licence training, test, evaluation, practical assessment and proficiency check conducted by the UATO or any Authorised Flight Examiner employed or engaged by the UATO (together with the name of each person so trained, tested, evaluated, assessed or checked), for at least 5 years after the date on which each training, test, evaluation, practical assessment or proficiency check was conducted; and