UAS.SPEC.020 Operational declaration

(1)     In accordance with Article 5, the UAS operator may submit an operational declaration of compliance with a standard scenario as defined in Appendix 1 to this Annex to the competent authority of the Member State of registration as an alternative to points UAS.SPEC.030 and UAS.SPEC.040 in relation to operations:

(a)      of unmanned aircraft with:

(i)      maximum characteristic dimension up to 3 metres in VLOS over controlled ground area except over assemblies of people,

(ii)     maximum characteristic dimension up to 1 metre in VLOS except over assemblies of people;

(iii)     maximum characteristic dimension up to 1 metre in BVLOS over sparsely populated areas;

(iv)     maximum characteristic dimension up to 3 metres in BVLOS over controlled ground area.

(b)     performed below 120 metres from the closest point of the surface of the earth, and:

(i)      in uncontrolled airspace (class F or G) unless different limitations are provided by Member States through UAS geographical zones in areas where the probability of encountering manned aircraft is not low; or

(ii)     in controlled airspace, in accordance with published procedures for the area of operation, so that a low probability of encountering manned aircraft is ensured.

(2)     A declaration of UAS operators shall contain:

(a)      administrative information about the UAS operator;

(b)     a statement that the operation satisfies the operational requirement set out in point (1) and a standard scenario as defined in Appendix 1 to the Annex;

(c)      the commitment of the UAS operator to comply with the relevant mitigation measures required for the safety of the operation, including the associated instructions for the operation, for the design of the unmanned aircraft and the competency of involved personnel.

(d)     confirmation by the UAS operator that an appropriate insurance cover will be in place for every flight made under the declaration, if required by Union or national law.

(3)     Upon receipt of the declaration, the competent authority shall verify that the declaration contains all the elements listed in point (2) and shall provide the UAS operator with a confirmation of receipt and completeness without undue delay.

(4)     After receiving the confirmation of receipt and completeness, the UAS operator is entitled to start the operation.

(5)     UAS operators shall notify, without any delay, the competent authority of any change to the information contained in the operational declaration that they submitted.

(6)     UAS operators holding an LUC with appropriate privileges, in accordance with Part C of this Annex, are not required to submit the declaration.