UAV OPERATOR TRAINING – BEYOND MINIMUM STANDARDS

Abstract

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operators are key element of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Any technical system even UAS can fail if operating staff is not prepared well-enough to that proper level of skills ensuring safe operation of UAVs. There are many initiatives both for UAV military and civil operators to find minimum levels of training ensuring safe flight and ground operations. However, guidance available for the Military still not ratified by many NATO member-countries. Some of the NATO-members made their reservations related to frame regulations and guidance to clarify their standpoints in the training and education organizations responsible for training of designated UAV operators. This paper will combine basic principles of the guidance available in the field of military regulations with the civil regulations defined by appropriate EASA PART volumes.