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Unmanned aircraft; submission of the operating declaration in the "special" operating category

Would you like to operate an unmanned aircraft (UAS) in Germany under standard scenarios in the "special" operating category? Then the Federal Aviation Office requires a corresponding declaration from you.

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If you are registered as an operator of unmanned aircraft (UAS) and wish to operate a UAS under standard scenarios in the "special" operating category, submit a declaration to the German Federal Office of Civil Aviation (LBA).

Before submitting your UAS operating declaration, make sure that the planned flight of your UAS complies with the defined standard scenarios. Only in these cases is a declaration of operation sufficient. Otherwise, you must apply for an operating license.

In the UAS operating declaration, you must state, among other things

  • the applicable standard scenario
  • the manufacturer of the UAS
  • the UAS model
  • the UAS serial number

You also confirm compliance with the applicable legal provisions.

In addition to submitting an operating declaration, you can also return an existing operating declaration.

Unmanned aircraft are internationally known as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). These include drones and model aircraft.

There are three operating categories for UAS. You must obtain official permits for the "special" and "subject to approval" operating categories. You do not need official approval for the "open" operating category.

For UAS operations in the special category, the European Union has defined standard scenarios with specific boundary conditions, safety requirements and risk mitigation measures.

  • You are registered with the LBA as a UAS operator.
  • The flight of your UAS corresponds to one of the standard scenarios.
  • 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: The conditions that apply to the "open" and "subject to approval" operating categories can be found in Article 4 and Article 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947.

  • Required Documents
    • Antragsformular

    Wenn Sie eine bestehende UAS-Betriebserklärung zurückgeben möchten:

    • Antragsformular
    • Eingangs- und Vollständigkeitsbestätigung, die Sie vom Luftfahrt-Bundesamt bei der Abgabe Ihrer Betriebserklärung erhalten haben

    Falls Sie die Betriebserklärung per Post abgeben oder zurückgeben, benötigen Sie zur Authentifizierung:

    • für natürliche Personen:
      • Personalausweis (Kopie),
      • Reisepass (Kopie) oder
      • Aufenthaltstitel (Kopie).
    • für juristische Personen:
      • Handels- oder Vereinsregisterauszug mit
      • Kopie vom Personalausweis oder Reisepass und
      • Unterschrift einer vertretungsberechtigten Person.

You can submit or return a UAS operating declaration online or by post.

Online application:

  • 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 documents required for your authentication and submit the application.
  • The LBA will check your application.
  • You will receive:
  • Confirmation of receipt and completeness
  • Fee notice
  • You transfer the fee.

Application by post:

  • 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.
  • You will receive:
  • Confirmation of receipt and completeness
  • Fee notice
  • You transfer the fee.

The fee for the operating permit for an unmanned aircraft in the "special" operating category. You will receive a notification with a QR code for payment.
Fee: EUR 200

There is no deadline.

If all details are complete, the average processing time is between 1 day and 1 week. (1 to 7 days)

There are no indications or special features.

  • Objection

Further information on how to lodge an objection can be found in the notification of your application.

Status: 04.07.2024
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bundesministerium für Verkehr
Source: Federal Portal
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