Purpose
This Advisory Circular (AC) describes an acceptable means of compliance to meet the requirements for certification of unmanned aircraft operators under Civil Aviation Rule Part 102.
Related rules
This AC relates mainly to Part 102, Unmanned Aircraft Operator Certification, and refers to Part 101, Gyrogliders and Parasails, Unmanned Aircraft (including Balloons), Kites, and Rockets Operating Rules. It:
- outlines the requirement to assess risks in Part 102 operations, including developing procedures to manage those risks to achieve safe outcomes
- advises how operators can develop a risk management plan as part of their exposition, to satisfy CAA that risks to aviation safety are being adequately managed, and
- describes widely-used risk management methodologies and other tools to help operators meet the intent of this rule.
Change notice
Revision 1 is a comprehensive revision which, among other changes:
- removes the FAQ section and out-of-date transition provisions (rule 102.27)
- focuses on the intent of the rule – for operators to assess and manage aviation safety risks in their operation, and
- adds three appendices:
- Appendix I – Guide to ISO: 31000 – Risk Management
- Appendix II - Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA), and
- Appendix III – Examples of sets of exposition documents.
