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Accreditation

Flying an RPAS(Remote Pilot Aircraft System)

Certified Vehicle.

– Make sure no objects will fall off.

Certified Pilot.

– Make sure no person or property gets harmed or

damaged.

Certified Operator.

– Makes sure operations are safe.

Certification = Confirmation of standard

practises.

EuroUSC

Is a qualified “entity” ( for the UK CAA )

= Checks if an operator is qualified to get a

flight permission for operating a certain UAS

with a certain pilot

= After qualification, gives a recommendation

to the UK CAA for a permission to fly

How to get there?

A staged approach

1. Design & Construction certificate for 1

aircraft

2. Pilot qualification (BNUC-STM)

3. Application for UK CAA permission

= required for any UAS aerial work operator in

the UK

Design and construction

certificate1. Built-in fail safes (automatic)

Loss of GPS signals

Loss of communications

Loss of power

2. Manual control

Pilot must be able to intervene at any moment

3. Firm aircraft construction

No loose objects during flight

4. Safe design

Pilot qualification

Application for UK CAA

permission

Recommandation

through EuroUSC to UK CAA

based on qualified entity

Application form SRG1320

Valid for 1 year

Manufacturers

Design and construction for 1 aircraft

=> multiple aircraft : type approval

Customer does not have to worry about the

design and construction certificate and

recommendation

Updates are taken care of by the

manufacturer

Type approval

Also known as “Common build state”

Requires a quality management system

Construction standards to be developed

Design and construction

certificate

System A certificate

System X System Y System Z

=

Manufacturer Training

Can also be accredited

Delivery of Training Material, structures

Assessment of Training

Training for specific RPAS type

Pilot qualification

Exam of theoretical part

Practical exam

– Exercising possible emergency situations and

issues

Pilots path to follow

Sale

• Store

•Distributor

RPAS Type specific Training

•Manufacturer

BNUC-STM

• EuroUSC

Application permission

•UK Civil Aviation Authority

• EuroUSC

Permission for aerial work

• UK CAA

Operation manual

•UK Civil Aviation Authority

•EuroUSC

Ops Ready

• Client

Manufacturers path to follow

Designproof of reliability

• Tests

• documentation

Design and construction certificate

• tests

Common build state

• Production process

• Quality control

Designproof of reliability

• Tests

• documentation

Training Specifications

• Training content

Training approval

• Assessment

• Quality control

Sales

updates

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