CAAM: small surveillance (camera) drones need authorisation near designated areas, crowds, people and structures
Verified from official sourcesIn plain language
CAAM guidance on Civil Aviation Regulations 2016 regulation 143 states that, without authorization from the Authority, a small unmanned surveillance aircraft must not be flown over or within 150 meters of any designated area (any area used for residential, commercial, industrial, or recreational purposes), over an open-air assembly of more than 1,000 people, or within 50 meters of any vessel, vehicle, structure, or person, except during take-off and landing when the distance should be 30 meters.
Requirement as structured
CAAM guidance on Civil Aviation Regulations 2016 regulation 143 states that, without authorization from the Authority, a small unmanned surveillance aircraft must not be flown over or within 150 meters of any designated area (any area used for residential, commercial, industrial, or recreational purposes), over an open-air assembly of more than 1,000 people, or within 50 meters of any vessel, vehicle, structure, or person, except during take-off and landing when the distance should be 30 meters.
Original regulatory text
(143) Small unmanned surveillance aircraft This regulation prohibits flying small unmanned surveillance aircraft in certain circumstances without authorization from the Authority. These circumstances include flying over or within 150 meters of any designated area, flying over an open-air assembly of more than 1,000 people, and flying within 50 meters of any vessel, vehicle, structure, or person, except during take-off and landing when the distance should be 30 meters. An application for authorization must be made in accordance with regulation 189. “Designated area” refers to any area used for residential, commercial, industrial, or recreational purposes.
Applies when
- scope
- all_purposes
- caveat
- Applies to small unmanned surveillance aircraft as described by CAAM; CAAM webpage explanation, not the gazetted text.
- aircraft
- small_unmanned_surveillance_aircraft