Drone and remote piloted aircraft publications

The CAA publications library

All our publications can be found in the publications section of our website.

Safety Directives

SD–2023/001- Grounding of all Freefly Astro Aircraft.

UAS Civil Aviation Publications (CAPs)

CAP 722 Suite of Documents
CAP 722	UAS Operations in UK Airspace - Guidance
CAP 722A	UAS Operations in UK Airspace - Operating Safety Cases
CAP 722B	UAS Operations in UK Airspace - The UK Recognised Assessment Entity
CAP 722C	UAS Operations in UK Airspace - UAS Airspace Restrictions Guidance and Policy
CAP 722D	UAS Operations in UK Airspace - Master Glossary and Abbreviations
CAP 722E	UAS Rotary Wing Swarm Operations - Visual Line of Sight - Requirements, Guidance and Policy
CAP 722G	Unmanned Aircraft System Operations in UK Airspace – Specific Category UAS Modification Policy
CAP 722H	Pre-defined Risk Assessment Requirements, Guidance & Policy

CAP 1974 Drone and Model Aircraft Registration and Education System (DMARES) Enforcement Guidance
CAP 2013 Air Navigation Order 2020 Amendment - Guidance for unmanned aircraft system users

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Unmanned aircraft CAPs published by other CAA Departments

CAP 1827 Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in unsegregated airspace: Sandbox brief
CAP 1868 A Unified Approach to the Introduction of UAS Traffic Management

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Unmanned aircraft Official Record Series (ORS)

ORS4 1233 Small Unmanned Aircraft - Emergency Services Operations
ORS4 1449 Unmanned Aircraft - Amendments to UAS operator 'standard permissions' issued prior to 31 December 2020
ORS5 418 CAA Scheme of Charges (General Aviation)

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