CASA categorises RPA operations according to their level of risk. According to this, you should identify the type of operation you are planning, the risks associated and the legal requirements for conducting it.
Operators and pilots of all RPA are operating within the national aviation system and must therefore operate their RPA safely and in accordance with the relevant regulations that govern aircraft operations.
RPAS operations may pose safety risks to other airspace users and to the people and property over which they fly. These risks must be kept at an acceptable level.
A suitable baseline level of aviation risk is that demonstrated by the conventionally-piloted/manned aircraft industry. It is CASA policy that the RPAS sector demonstrate a level of safety that is similar to that currently achieved in the conventionally-piloted/manned aircraft sector.
CASA acknowledges that a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to RPAS policy and regulation is not always appropriate and has determined that RPA operations conducted under strict conditions present a low level of risk to other airspace users, other people and property. As such, CASA has determined that certain RPA, in particular circumstances, can be operated safely in Australian airspace without requiring CASA authorisations in the form of a remote pilot licence (RePL) and an RPA operator's certificate (ReOC). These low-risk operations—termed 'excluded RPA' operations—are defined in regulation 101.237.
- All other operations are considered to be with 'included RPA' (i.e. commercial operations other than with very small RPA under the SOC) . CASA manages the risks of these operations by requiring the operator and remote pilot to be authorised.
- the operator must hold an RPA operator certificate (ReOC)
- the remote pilot must hold a remote pilot licence (RePL)
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