The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority would like to remind every remote pilot that from 1 January 2024 if they operate under a PDRA01 (Pre-Defined Risk Assessment) they must hold a General Visual Line of Sight Certificate (GVC), in order to comply with AMC1 to Article 8 of UK Regulation (EU) 2019/947.

Any remote pilot who does not hold a GVC and who wishes to continue flying under a PDRA01 based operational authorisation, must obtain a GVC before 1 January 2024, by contacting a UK CAA approved Recognised Assessment Entity (RAE).

The list of RAEs can be found on the Flying in the Specific category page of the CAA’s website (or via ARPAS-UK Training Provider Members – ARPAS UK)

RPAS UNIT 
Civil Aviation Authority
Safety and Airspace Regulation Group

21 June 2023