GM8 Article 15(1) Conditions for obtaining a certificate

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

GM8 Article 15(1) Conditions for obtaining a certificate ED Decision 2022/022/R CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS (CONOPS) — CONTENT The content of the CONOPS should be agreed with the competent authority, and may cover the following: (a) For the USSP and the single CIS provider: (1) description of the applicant’s business case; (2) when known, description of the U-space environment where the service(s) is (are) intended to be provided (e.g. identification of the stakeholders); (3) whether the provision of services is intended in controlled and/or uncontrolled airspace and/or in airspace where both controlled and uncontrolled manned aircraft operations take place; (4) description of the infrastructure, and how the availability/continuity of the provision of the service(s) is satisfied; (5) operational capacity (e.g. number of simultaneous operations supported, growth potential/scalability); (6) specific arrangements (e.g. service acquired from a third party, or through subcontracted activities); (7) a description of each of the services provided by the applicant, and the operational functions and design principles that drive the implementation of the services delivered to U-space airspace actors; (8) description of the applicant’s ‘functional system’; (9) if any, the targeted level of integrity or reliability of the functional systems; (10) the technical measures regarding cybersecurity (e.g. authentication means, encryption); (11) when relevant, description of previous certification/approval experience; (12) declaration of any additional features which are not required to comply with [Regulation (EU) 2021/664](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32021R0664&qid=1710335454297) (and thus outside the scope of the certification); (13) the assumptions on the U-space performance requirements addressed in the AMC and GM to [Article 3](#_DxCrossRefBm1226739979)(4) of [Regulation (EU) 2021/664](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32021R0664&qid=1710335454297); (14) any other considerations that may help the competent authority to gain a good understanding of the applicant’s use case. (b) For the single CIS provider: (1) the type of information collected from the CIS, and from which organisation; (2) interfaces with USSPs, ATSPs and other relevant entities that are entitled to provide information through the CIS; (3) a description of the service and information provided to the USSPs. (c) For the USSP: (1) whether the provision of services is intended in centralised and/or decentralised CIS; (2) how the information is intended to be exchanged with other USSPs and, when relevant, with the CIS; (3) the U-space services provided as per [Article 3](#_DxCrossRefBm1226739979)(2) and (3) of [Regulation (EU) 2021/664](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32021R0664&qid=1710335454297); (4) the type of supported operations, such as VLOS/BVLOS, over congested environment; (5) how the services are intended to be delivered to UAS operators (e.g. API or HMI); (6) the operational limits of their system, e.g. range, altitude, etc.; (7) the solution implemented to receive the UAS remote identification.