Get the free version of Marbridge Daily delivered to your inbox

Click here to subscribe

China's Civil Aviation Administration Releases Drone Regulation Draft

CAAC, 8/09/17

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has released draft regulations regarding the operation of civilian-use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), which is now open to the public for feedback.

Regulations proposed in the draft concern the use of UAVs for aerial spraying of insecticides, aerial photography, drone performances, and other activities related to UAV operation and pilot training.

The draft stipulates that enterprises which own more than two UAVs must apply for an drone operation license and must use their real company name when registering. Companies that operate UAV training services must have training capabilities recognized by the relevant authorities in addition to providing liability insurance for third parties. In addition, within 72 hours of any flight activity, the operator must submit a flight operations report.

The draft is applicable to the following categories of UAVs:

1. Non-agricultural UAVs that are operated within a user's line-of-site, and which weigh between 0-15 kilograms when empty and 0-25 kilograms when in flight;

2. Non-agricultural UAVs that can be operated out of a user's line-of-site, and which weigh between 0-4 kilograms when empty and 0-7 kilograms when in flight.

3. Agricultural-use UAVs (no weight limit).

Keywords: Civil Aviation Administration of China hardware aviation regulation drone

Feedback

Please note, all fields are required.
None of your personal information will be shared with third parties.

SendingSending

Disclaimer

The information contained in this newsletter is based upon sources that Marbridge Consulting believes to be reliable, and we have made every effort to translate the original articles or article excerpts as faithfully as possible. However, Marbridge Consulting makes no warranty of and assumes no legal responsibility for the accuracy of either the original source material or the English language translations.

Marbridge Daily Premium

Interested in gaining full access to all newsletter articles and the Marbridge Daily archive? To learn more about premium subscription options, including pricing, please:

Click here

Marbridge Consulting RSS Feed

Marbridge Reports