Remote Pilot Certificate of Competency Issuance Conditions

In plain language

To obtain your A2 Certificate of Competency, you must pass the online theory exam, complete and declare practical self-training, and pass an additional theory exam. The certificate may be issued electronically.

Requirement as structured

EASA accepts that the competent authority or a designated entity issues a remote pilot certificate of competency, which may be in electronic form, after verifying the applicant has passed the online theoretical exam, declared practical self-training, and passed the additional theoretical exam.

Original regulatory text

After the verification that the applicant has passed the online theoretical knowledge examination, has completed and declared the practical-skills self-training, and has passed the additional theoretical knowledge examination provided by the competent authority or by an entity recognised by the competent authority, the competent authority should provide a certificate of competency to the remote pilot in the format depicted in the figure below. An entity that is designated by the competent authority may issue the certificate on behalf of the competent authority. The certificate may be provided in electronic form.

Applies when

country

European Union / EASA

operation

EU UAS operation

subcategory

A2

regulatory category

Open