Assessment of Practical Competencies for RePL

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Section 2.18Version 1Effective -Verified 25 August 2026

In plain language

To pass the practical part of your drone licence course, you must show your instructor you can perform all required flight maneuvers within set limits and then pass a formal flight test.

Requirement as structured

To complete the practical component of an RePL training course, the applicant must demonstrate all required practical competency behaviours to an instructor within specified tolerances and pass a flight test.

Original regulatory text

To be assessed as competent, the applicant must: (a) demonstrate to a RePL training instructor all of the behaviours mentioned in each item of the relevant practical competency unit; and (b) satisfy the RePL training instructor that each of the behaviours referred to in paragraph (a) has been demonstrated within the relevant tolerances... and (c) having satisfied the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b), pass a RePL training course flight test in the relevant RPA