Class C3 UAS Manufacturer Instructions Content Requirements

In plain language

The manufacturer's manual for your Class C3 drone must contain specific details, including its characteristics (like MTOM and data link loss behavior), clear operating and maintenance instructions, troubleshooting, and operational limitations.

Requirement as structured

The manufacturer's instructions for the UAS must contain the UA's characteristics, operational instructions, airspace limitation upload procedures, maintenance instructions, troubleshooting procedures, operational limitations, and a description of risks.

Original regulatory text

A class C3 UAS bears the following class identification label on the UA: A class C3 UAS shall comply with the following: be placed on the market with manufacturer’s instructions providing: (a) the characteristics of the UA including but not limited to the: class of the UA; UA mass (with a description of the reference configuration) and the maximum take-off mass (MTOM); general characteristics of allowed payloads in terms of mass, dimensions, interfaces with the UA and other possible restrictions; equipment and software to control the UA remotely; the procedures to upload the UAS operator registration number into the remote identification system; reference of the transmission protocol used for the direct remote identification system emission; sound power level; description of the behaviour of the UA in case of a loss of the command and control link, and the method to recover command and control link of the UA. (b) clear operational instructions; (c) the procedure to upload the airspace limitations into the geo-awareness function; (d) maintenance instructions; (e) troubleshooting procedures (f) operational limitations (including but not limited to meteorological conditions and day/night operations); and (g) appropriate description of all the risks related to UAS operations;

Applies when

operation

UAS product requirements

class marking

C3

regulatory category

Open