AMC1 Article 12(2)(a) Authorising operations in the 'specific' category

• ED Decision 2025/018/R found in: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Jun 2026)

##### AMC1 Article 12(2)(a) Authorising operations in the ‘specific’ category *ED Decision 2025/018/R* **GRANTING AN OPERATIONAL AUTHORISATION FOR UAS OPERATIONS CLASSIFIED IN A SAIL WHERE THE LEVEL OF ROBUSTENSS OF OSOS AND MITIGATIONS IS LOW** When the risk assessment defined in [Article 11](#_DxCrossRefBm1295819130) classifies the level of robustness of the operational safety objectives and the mitigations as ‘low’, the competent authority may issue an operational authorisation based on the applicant’s declaration of compliance with the related OSOs and mitigations. The same applies in case the level of robustness is classified as ‘medium’ and the applicant has provided a declaration based on a means of compliance published by EASA. For a VLOS UAS operation classified up to SAIL II according to [AMC1 Article 11](#_DxCrossRefBm1295819063) (SORA), the competent authority may only validate the compliance matrix (i.e. Chapter A.4 of [Annex A to AMC1 Article 11](#_DxCrossRefBm1295819070)) provided by the UAS operator. The competent authority may authorise the operation without receiving evidence (e.g. the operations manual). The applicant is responsible to comply with all the requirements and produce or obtain any required evidence (e.g. operations manual) and keep it updated during the time of validity of the operational authorisation.