GM1 Article 10 UAS flight authorisation service

• ED Decision 2022/022/R found in: U-space (2021/664) (May 2024)

GM1 Article 10 UAS flight authorisation service ED Decision 2022/022/R GENERAL (a) The UAS flight authorisation service provides authorisations to UAS operators for each individual flight based on other notified flight requests that may conflict with other unmanned operations within the same U-space airspace. It is a strategic deconfliction tool. The UAS flight authorisation service is provided to a UAS operator under the condition that it has submitted the UAS flight authorisation request before the flight. The content of this request is detailed in [Annex IV](#_DxCrossRefBm1226740047) to [Regulation (EU) 2021/664](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32021R0664&qid=1707928297601). (b) The UAS flight authorisation service should be able to handle flight authorisation requests by UAS operators for single flights and for a number of repetitive flights that are conducted consecutively on the same route. (c) This service covers the flight authorisation provided according to Article 15(1) of [Regulation (EU) 2019/947](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32019R0947&qid=1707928326767); however, it does not cover operational authorisations granted by the competent authority as defined in Article 12 of [Regulation (EU) 2019/947](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32019R0947&qid=1707928326767). The service informs operators of overlaps with any airspace restrictions provided by the geo-awareness service (Article 9). UAS flight authorisations in 4D volume may be used by the conformance monitoring service. (d) This service is also a way for UAS operators to announce their intent to start their operations by activating their UAS flight authorisation. The activation of a flight initiates the provision of tactical services (like traffic information, network and remote identification or conformance monitoring) when required. The subsequent ending of the flight stops the provision of these services. (e) This service is mandatory in U-space airspace designated in any airspace (controlled or not) and applies to UAS operators. This service enforces the prioritisation rules. When there is more than one USSP providing U-space services in a U-space airspace, all USSPs should exchange the UAS flight authorisation requests among themselves as well as state the changes to those requests — i.e. ‘Accepted’, ‘Activated’, ‘Withdrawn’, ‘Ended’. (f) The information required to process a flight authorisation is provided by the UAS operators (flight authorisation request), other USSPs (other accepted flight authorisations, traffic information), and the CIS (e.g. temporary restrictions, manned traffic information). The single CIS provider has no coordination role and no other responsibilities than to ensure the provision of a subset of information that supports the flight authorisation process.