The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today (September 22) opened a consultation on proposed amendments to acceptable means of compliance and guidance material relating to uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) operations in the Open Category and Specific Category (UK Regulation (EU) 2019/945 and UK Regulation (EU) 2019/947).
The regulatory review of the Open Category is in its final stages with new regulations due to come into force on 1 January 2026. The CAA says this is an important time for the Open category which is set to reach its full potential with the implementation of class markings.
The update includes a number of new means of compliance for ground risk mitigations and containment. It also introduces a requirement that UAS must be remotely identifiable during flight, by requiring active and up to date Direct Remote ID functionality (the requirement for a UAS to locally communicate identification and location information during flight).
The draft AMC/GM document CAP 3171 contains the proposed amendments.
Responses are invited via an online survey. Respondents should first read the Consultation Document CAP 3170, which outlines the purpose, scope and rationale behind the proposed changes.
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