Certification

Certification Requirements RPAS are considered "Aircraft" and are therefore regulated by the Federal Government. The rules and regulations that apply to all aircraft (including RPAS) are called the "Canadian Aviation Regulations" or CARs for short; Transport Canada being the Government authority responsible for the CARs and the Licensing Requirements for RPAS. As you learned in the previous section CAR's is a detailed set of rules that all RPAS pilots have to follow in order to operate in Canada. New Regulations 2019 As of June 2019, new regulations for Drones have come into effect with two significant changes: Licensing of Pilots through a Pilot Certificate Registration of Drones The SFOC will continue to exist, but will only be required in much more exceptional situations where flight operations exceed what is allowed by the Pilot Certificates. The new Regulations no longer distinguish between Commercial or Recreational operations instead they are now based on Risk and break out into: Basic Operations (lower risk) Advanced Operations (higher risk) Operations requiring an SFOC (highest risk) Based on the type of operations Pilots expect to perform they can apply for two types of Certificates: Pilot Certificate - small remotely piloted aircraft (VLOS) - Basic operations Pilot Certificate - small remotely piloted aircraft (VLOS) - Advanced operations Pilot Certificate Basic Operations Those pilots conducting Basic operations need a pilot certificate. To obtain this certificate a pilot: Must be at least 14 years of age Must register their drone online with Transport Canada Successfully complete the online examination "Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems - Basic Operations"