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ORS4 No.1332: Small Unmanned Aircraft – SUA Operator Registration Requirements for Members of UK Model and Small Unmanned Aircraft Associations

General Exemption which removes the requirement to register as an SUA operator for members of certain UK Model or Small Unmanned Aircraft Associations until 23 February 2020, at which point they will be registered by their respective associations.

Publication status: Superseded

Recognised Assessment Entity for Flightworthiness RAE(F)

About the RAE(F) scheme

The requirements relate to the design, construction, and flying characteristics of the proposed UAS.

Cyber Security Certification

Information on the process and regulation involved in the certification and initial airworthiness of new and innovative vehicles and equipment in aerospace

Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Note: The requirements for RPAS operations in the Specific Category are currently being updated as part of the Digitising Specific Category Operations (DiSCO) project.

Challenge a CAA safety decision

Challenge a decision we have made that has affected you.

You should check the following eligibility criteria prior to submission: Flight crew licensing (including licensing action as a result of an airspace infringement, as well as licensing decisions taken by entities we delegate authority to) Aircraft maintenance engineers Air traffic controllers Rating and endorsements for instructors and examiners Aeromedical examiners RPAS Operational Authorisations, Operator IDs and Flyer IDs RPAS approvals or appointments as a Recognised Assessment Entity The following will not be in scope: Safety decisions in respect of licences, authorisations, permissions or approvals made more than 14 days previously Safety decisions in respect of licences, authorisations, permissions or approvals in respect of a company Medical fitness decisions (which should be requested through the medical review process)  A complaint about a service or member of staff, which should follow the CAA complaints process Judgement on level and/or amount of education or retraining relating

CAP722G: Unmanned Aircraft System Operations in UK Airspace – Specific Category UAS Modification Policy

CAP722G provides a definition and associated processes for a technical change to an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), which is described in Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2019/947 AMC1 UAS.SPEC.030(2).

Publication status: Current

CAP 722E: Rotary Wing Swarm Operations (Visual Line of Sight) Requirements, Guidance and Policy

The aim of this document is to enable UAS operators to understand the requirements that must be met as part of an application for operational authorisations related to rotary wing UAS swarm operations in visual line of sight (VLOS).

Publication status: Current

CAP2569: Call for Input: Review of UK UAS Regulations

As uptake of UAS grows, regulation needs to effectively mitigate safety and security risks, whilst meeting the needs of UAS users.

Publication status: Current

UAS class marking

Programme background

The framework for Open Category product requirements on drones is referred to as ‘class marking’ and is based on retained EU law.

ORS8 2 2025 (PDF)

The use of UASs (including what are more colloquially referred to as ‘drones’) in the UK is governed by assimilated EU legislation, most particularly the UAS Implementing Regulation.

CAP3089 (PDF)

To answer concerns raised by the RPAS sector we have: a.