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Submit an operating declaration for the cross-border operation of unmanned aircraft (UAS) in the "special" operating category
Service Description
Are you registered as an operator of unmanned aircraft (UAS) in an EASA member state other than Germany and would like to operate a UAS under standard scenarios in the "special" operating category in Germany? Then please submit your existing operating declaration and the confirmation of receipt and completeness to the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA).
The declaration of operation is the form that you have submitted to your national aviation authority in order to be allowed to operate UAS in your country.
However, if you have the Light Unmanned Aircraft Operator Certificate (LUC) including permission to add a new operating area independently, you only need to submit your LUC with the scope of approval.
EASA, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, establishes and monitors uniform safety and environmental standards for civil aviation at European level. Further information and a list of member states can be found on the EASA website.
Process flow
You can submit your UAS operating declaration or your simplified operator certificate (LUC) for the cross-border operation of a UAS under standard scenarios in the "special" operating category online or by post.
Online submission:
- Call up the online application on the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de. This will guide you step by step through the necessary information.
- Upload the required documents and submit the application.
- The LBA will check your application and file your documents.
- If you have an LUC: You will receive a confirmation of receipt and completeness.
- In all other cases: You will not receive confirmation of receipt.
- Call up the online application on the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de. This will guide you step by step through the necessary information.
- Print out the completed online application and send it to the LBA by post.
- The LBA will check your application and file your documents.
- If you have an LUC: You will receive a confirmation of receipt and completeness.
- In all other cases: You will not receive a confirmation of receipt.
Requirements
- You live in an EASA member state other than Germany.
- You are registered with your national aviation authority as a UAS operator and
- have submitted an operating declaration to them.
- The flight of your UAS corresponds to one of the standard scenarios.
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Your UAS operation is assigned to the "special" operating category. This is the case,
- as soon as a condition of the "open" operating category is not met and
- none of the criteria of the "subject to approval" operating category apply.
Note: You can find out which conditions apply to the "open" and "subject to authorization" establishment categories in Article 4 and Article 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947.
Which documents are required?
- Application form
- Operating declaration
- Confirmation of receipt and completeness that you received from your national aviation authority when submitting your operating declaration
If an approval as LUC is available:
- Application form
- Simplified operator certificate (LUC) with scope of approval
What are the fees?
There are no costs.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
There is no deadline.
Processing duration
The application process is completed upon receipt of your company declaration. There is therefore no processing time.
Legal basis
Applications / forms
- Contradiction
What else should I know?
There are no indications or special features.
Further Information
Author
Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA)
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The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs (BMDV)
Professionally released on
28.09.2023
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
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