DRONE CATEGORY
OPEN CATEGORY
SPECIFIC CATEGORY
CERTIFIED CATEGORY
OPEN – SUB CATEGORY A1 A2 & A3
A1
A2
A3
OPEN CATEGORY DRONE (<25kg, < 400ft)
C0 250gr
Scenario:- Open A1
– Max. Speed < 19 m/s
– Safely controllable
– Minimise injury to people
– Electric powered
– Follow-me mode (optional)
– User’s manual
– Information notice
C1 900gr
Scenario:- Open A1
– Max. Speed < 19 m/s
– Safely controllable
– Mechanical strength
– Minimise injury to people
– Loss of data link (C2)
– Sound power
– Electric powered
– Unique physical serial number
– Direct Remote Identification
– Geoawareness
– Airspace limitations function
– Low-level battery alert
– Lights
– Follow-me mode (optional)-
– User’s manual
– Information notice
C2 4kg
Scenario:- Open A2
– Safely controllable
– Mechanical strength
– Minimise injury to people
– Loss of data link
Low-speed mode (< 3 m/s)
– Sound power
– Electric powered (< 24 V of nominal)
– Unique physical serial number
– Direct Remote identification
– Geoawareness
– Airspace limitation function
– Low-level battery alert
– Lights
– User’s manual
– Information notice
C3 25kg
Scenario:- Open A3
– Max. dimension < 3 m
– Safely controllable
– Loss of data link
– Sound power
– Electric powered (< 24 V of nominal)
– Unique physical serial number
– Direct Remote identification
– Geoawareness
– Airspace limitation function
– C2 Link Protection
– Low-level battery alert
– Lights
– User’s manual
– Information notice
C4 25kg
Scenario:- Open A3
3 m wingspan
– Safely controllable
– No automatic control modes
– User’s manual
– Information Notice
SPECIFIC CATEGORY DRONE (<25kg, < 400ft)
C5
Scenario:- Specific STS-01
– MTOM < 25 kg
– Max. characteristic dimension < 3 m
– Safely controllable
– Multirotor or tether fixed-wing
– Loss of data link (C2)
– Sound power
– Electric powered
– Unique physical serial number
– Direct Remote identification
– Airspace limitation function
– C2 link protection
– Low-level battery alert
– Lights
– Low-speed mode
– Flight Termination System
– Flight information
– User’s manual
– Information notice
C6
Scenario:- Specific STS-02
– MTOM < 25 kg
– Max. characteristic dimension < 3 m
– Safely controllable
– Any drone configuration
– Loss of data link (C2)
– Sound power
– Electric or fossil energies powered
– Unique physical serial number
– Direct Remote identification
– Airspace limitation function
– C2 link protection
– Low-level battery alert
– Lights
– User’s manual
– Information notice
– Max. speed < 50 m/s
– Flight information
– Trajectory planning
– Flight Termination System
CERTIFIED CATEGORY
MANNED PILOTED
TYPE CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
OPERATIONAL CERTIFICATE REQUIRED