In its recently published edition five of the Part 107 – Operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems document, Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation has outlined requirements for network and remote ID requirements for open and specific category drones.
The Direct Remote Identification system must allow for the transmission of the following data sets:
- the UAS operator registration number and the verification code provided by GACA during the registration process
- the unique serial number of the add-on
- the time stamp, the geographical position of the UA and its height above the surface or take-off point
- the route course measured clockwise from true north and ground speed of the UA
- the geographical position of the remote pilot or, if not available, the take-off point.
A Network Remote Identification (NRI) system must allow for the transmission of the following data sets:
- the UAS operator registration number and the verification code
- the unique serial number of the UA compliant with a standard acceptable to GACA
- the time stamp, the geographical position of the UA and its height above the surface or take-off point
- the route course measured clockwise from true north and ground speed of the UA
- the geographical position of the remote pilot or, if not available, the take-off point
- an indication of the emergency status of the UAS.
A Geo-awareness function must provide “an interface to load and update data containing information on airspace limitations related to UA position and height imposed by UAS geographical zones as defined by GACA or special use airspace defined in accordance with GACAR Part 171, and which ensures that the process of loading or updating such data does not degrade its integrity and validity; warning alert to the remote pilot when a potential breach of airspace limitations is detected; information to the remote pilot on the UA’s status as well as a warning alert when its positioning or navigation systems cannot ensure the proper functioning of the geo-awareness function.”
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