Article 9 - Minimum age for remote pilots

• Regulation (EU) 2019/947 found in: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (2019/947 and 2019/945) Part-UAS (Jul 2024)

Article 9 - Minimum age for remote pilots 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. ## Article 9 - Minimum age for remote pilots *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.