By 31 December 2020, any authorisation given by one MS will be valid in the rest of
Europe. The drone operator is required to first submit the declaration (if intending
to conduct an operation covered by a standard scenario) or receive an operational
authorisation from the National Aviation Authority of the state of registration.
For an operation covered by a standard scenario (SS), the drone operator must
send to the National Aviation Authority where it intends to operate, a copy of the
declaration and a copy of the confirmation of receipt and completeness received by
the National Aviation Authority of the state of registration. Then the drone operator
may start the operation following the requirement of the standard scenario and
verifying the geographical zone published by the National Aviation Authority where
the operation is conducted.
For operations not covered by a standard scenario in the ’specific’ category, the
drone operator must ensure that the mitigating measures submitted in his original
risk assessment are appropriate to the new environment it plan to operate in or
update them is necessary.
Then the drone operator must provide the National Aviation Authority of the
Member State of the intended operation with an application, which must include:
(a) a copy of the operational authorisation granted by the National Aviation
Authority of the Member State of registration; with
(b) the location (s) of the intended operation, including the updated mitigation
measures.
Upon receipt of the application, the National Aviation Authority of the Member State
of the intended operation will review the updated mitigation measure proposed.
They will confirm to the drone operator that the application is satisfactory. Once the
operator receives the confirmation, they may start the intended operation.
If the drone operator has been granted, by the National Aviation Authority of the
state of registration, an LUC (a light UAS operator certificate) with privileges to selfauthorise its operations, they must provide the National Aviation Authority of the
State of the intended operation with
- a copy of the term of approval of the LUC and
- the location or locations of the intended operation;
Regulatory reference: article 13 of EU regulation 2019/947.
