The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2020

Amendment of Schedule 1

11.  In paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “low visibility operations” insert—

““LUC” refers to a light UAS operator certificate, which means a certificate issued to a UAS operator by the CAA under point UAS.LUC.050 of Part C of the Annex to the Unmanned Aircraft Implementing Regulation;”;

(b) for the definition of “Remote pilot” substitute—

“remote pilot” means an individual responsible for safely conducting the flight of an unmanned aircraft by operating its flight controls, either manually or, when the unmanned aircraft flies automatically, by monitoring its course and remaining able to intervene and change the course at any time;”;

(c) omit the definition of “Small unmanned aircraft”;

(d) omit the definition of “SUA operator”;

(e) in the definition of “Tethered”, before “means” insert “, in relation to a balloon,”;

(f) after the definition of “Tethered” insert—

““tethered small unmanned aircraft” means an unmanned aircraft—

(a)

having a MTOM, within the meaning of Article 2 of the Unmanned Aircraft Implementing Regulation, of not more than 1kg; and

(b)

which is flown within limits imposed by a restraining device which attaches the aircraft to the surface or to a person on the surface;”;

(g) after the definition of “Type rating” insert—

““UAS” refers to an unmanned aircraft system, and means an unmanned aircraft and the equipment to control it remotely;

“UAS operator” means any person operating or intending to operate one or more UAS;”;

(h) after the definition of “United Kingdom licence” insert—

““unmanned aircraft” means any aircraft operating or designed to operate autonomously or to be piloted remotely without a pilot on board;

“Unmanned Aircraft Delegated Regulation” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 of 12 March 2019 on unmanned aircraft systems and on third-country operators of unmanned aircraft systems(1);

“Unmanned Aircraft Implementing Regulation” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 of 24 May 2019 on the rules and procedures for the operation of unmanned aircraft(2);

“unmanned aircraft subject to certification” means any unmanned aircraft forming part of a UAS required to be certified under Article 40(1)(a), (b) or (c) of the Unmanned Aircraft Delegated Regulation;”.

(1)

OJ L 152, 11.6.2019, p. 1.

(2)

OJ L 152, 11.6.2019, p. 45.