UAS Implementing Regulation Article 16 Operational Authorisation

[simondale]

Hi All

After several years of toil we have today been issued with an Operational Authorisation under Article 16 of the UAS Implementing Regulation.

More details (including a link to the autorhisation itself and our new handbook to accompany it) are here: https://fpvuk.org/caa-article-16-operational-authorisation-uas-7068/

Thanks

Simon

[FPVSteve]

Excellent work - this is really all we could have asked for, thank you for your efforts.

[electrotor]

Excellent result.

However please treat these seriously. They are NOT crap or to be ignored because it is just a hobby and you can't be bothered to read more than one page. If you do nothing else, at  least read the quick start guide. I would encourage you to read all the documents because you might actually learn something you didn't already know.
For the geeks, perhaps you can spot the differences from the current regulations.

Fly safe and enjoy the hobby.

[ched]

That's great thanks very much for all your work.

Looking at the handbook - does anyone know where the definition of 'a sensor that can capture personal information' is?
The dictionary definition of Capture is:
take into one's possession or control by force.
OR
record accurately in words or pictures.

So does that mean the sensor has to actually record/store the images?
I am not trying to start an argument just trying to ensure I follow the law.

[simondale]

That's a direct copy from the Operational Authorisation page 3:

https://www.fpvuk.org/files/20201215-UKMFA-UAS-7068-Article-16-Authorisation.pdf

And I am pretty sure that's a direct copy from the UAS implementing regulation article 14 - about registration.  (Although I don't have the IR in front of me right now).

[simondale]

I did actually raise this point a while back.  Here's my question (there were 3 pictures of Tiny Whoops above):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YRgvC-0aTCE20rVERwDOUGOf2hTsXrqk/view?usp=drivesdk

And this was the response:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OBTT86kg-BF8HN7iV2YjHnqOWZzeA7fE/view?usp=drivesdk

All the best

Simon

[simondale]

That's a direct copy from the Operational Authorisation page 3:

https://www.fpvuk.org/files/20201215-UKMFA-UAS-7068-Article-16-Authorisation.pdf

And I am pretty sure that's a direct copy from the UAS implementing regulation article 14 - about registration.  (Although I don't have the IR in front of me right now).

Yes.  As I suspected, it is a direct copy from Article 14 of the UAS IR which you can see here (article 14 is on page 11): https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32019R0947&from=EN

[ched]

I did actually raise this point a while back.  Here's my question (there were 3 pictures of Tiny Whoops above):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YRgvC-0aTCE20rVERwDOUGOf2hTsXrqk/view?usp=drivesdk

And this was the response:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OBTT86kg-BF8HN7iV2YjHnqOWZzeA7fE/view?usp=drivesdk

All the best

Simon

Thanks very much for that. I have downloaded just in case it's needed :-)
Cheers and once again thanks for your hard work.

[simondale]

CAP722 1.3 (page 31) is also relevant: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP722%20Edition8(p).pdf

1.3 Privacy and Security - Images and other Data Collection Requirements

The provision of images or other data solely for the use of controlling or monitoring the aircraft is not considered to be applicable to the meaning of 'a sensor able to capture personal data' in relation to the registration of UAS operators within Article 14 (5)(a) ii of the IR.

UAS operators and remote pilots should be aware that the collection of images of identifiable individuals, even inadvertently, when using surveillance cameras mounted on an unmanned aircraft, may be subject to the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. Further information about these regulations and the circumstances in which they apply can be obtained from the Information Commissioner's Office and website: https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/drones/.

UAS operators must be aware of their responsibilities regarding operations from private land and any requirements to obtain the appropriate permission before operating from a particular site. They must ensure that they observe the relevant trespass laws and do not unwittingly commit a trespass whilst conducting a flight.

[ched]

Thanks.
Happy Christmas