Examination Fees for Changing Limitations on Pilot Competency Certificate

In plain language

If you want to update your drone pilot license to add a new drone type or flight method, you must pay for the physical and practical exams. The practical exam fee caps range from 41,800 yen to 91,000 yen depending on your license class and what you are changing.

Requirement as structured

An applicant seeking to change the limitations (such as aircraft type or flight method) on their Unmanned Aircraft Pilot Competency Certificate (無人航空機操縦者技能証明) must pay the prescribed physical and practical examination fees, with practical exam fee caps ranging from 41,800 yen to 91,000 yen depending on the license class and the scope of the change.

Original regulatory text

第十六条　法第百三十五条第一項第三十三号に掲げる者が法第百三十二条の五十二第二項において準用する法第百三十二条の四十七第一項の試験に関し法第百三十五条第一項の規定により納付しなければならない手数料の額は、次の各号に掲げる場合の区分に応じ、当該各号に定める額とする。 一無人航空機の種類に係る限定のみを変更しようとする場合... 二無人航空機の飛行の方法に係る限定のみを変更しようとする場合... 三前二号に掲げる場合以外の場合...