Regulation (EU) 2019/947
1. The minimum age for remote pilots operating a UAS in the ‘open’ and ‘specific’ category shall be 16 years.
2. No minimum age for remote pilots shall be required:
(a) when they operate in subcategory A1 as specified in Part A of the Annex to this Regulation, with a UAS Class C0 defined in Part 1 of the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 that is a toy within the meaning of Directive 2009/48/EC;
(b) for privately-built UAS with a maximum take-off mass of less than 250g;
(c) when they operate under the direct supervision of a remote pilot complying with paragraph 1 and Article 8.
3. Member States may lower the minimum age following a risk-based approach taking into account specific risks associated with the operations in their territory:
(a) for remote pilots operating in the ‘open’ category by up to 4 years;
(b) for remote pilots operating in the ‘specific’ category by up to 2 years.
4. Where a Member State lowers the minimum age for remote pilots, those remote pilots shall only be allowed to operate a UAS on the territory of that Member State.
5. Member States may define a different minimum age for remote pilots operating in the framework of model aircraft clubs or associations in the authorisation issued in accordance with Article 16.
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