Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01450:body:0:p2
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Character Range: 2693–5364

pilot means:
(a) the holder of a remote pilot licence; or
(b) a person who is taken to hold a remote pilot licence under subregulation 202.461(3) of CASR.
RPA operator means a person who is certified as an RPA operator under regulation 101.335 of CASR.

4 Approval
      1.          On application made by Airservices Australia, ARN 202210, under subregulation 101.030(1) of CASR, CASA approves each area described in subsection (2) as an area for the operation of RPA.
      2.          For subsection (1), the area consists of any areas and airspace that are:
(a) below 400 ft AGL; and
(b) within 3 nautical miles, in any direction, from the measurement point of any runway of a relevant controlled aerodrome.
Note   The areas and airspace described in subsection (2) accord with the areas and airspace described in paragraph (a) of the definition of no-fly zone of a controlled aerodrome in section 4.02 of the Part 101 Manual of Standards.
      1.           The operation of an RPA by a remote pilot in a relevant approved area is subject to the directions stated in section 5.

5 Directions
       (1) A remote pilot (the pilot) operating an RPA in an operating area must:
(a) if the pilot is an RPA operator — be registered, using a CASA-verified drone safety app, to be authorised to operate the RPA in the operating area during a period notified to the pilot on the app; or
(b) be a member of the personnel of an RPA operator that has registered, using a CASA-verified drone safety app, to be authorised to operate the RPA in the operating area during a period notified to the pilot on the app.
       (2) The pilot must, during the RPA operation, comply with any operating limitations, relevant to the operation, which are notified to the pilot on the CASA-verified drone safety app in relation to the registration mentioned in subsection (1).
       (3) The pilot must conduct the RPA operation only as an aerial work operation.
       (4) The pilot must, during the RPA operation:
(a) not operate any other RPA; and
(b) subject to subsection (5), take reasonable steps to ensure that:
           (i) reliable VHF coverage exists in the operating area, which would allow the pilot to communicate with ATC; and
           (ii) a listening watch is maintained on the relevant ATC frequency for the operating area, from 15 minutes before the start of a flight of the RPA until the RPA has landed at the end of the flight; and
(c) take reasonable steps to ensure that reliable mobile phone coverage exists in the operating area; and
(d) comply with any ATC direction in relation to the operation.
Examples   For paragraph (d), the direction could be to temporarily