We're making changes to Part 101 of Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASR). The information below outlines:
- some of what is changing
- what you may need to do
- links to any relevant guidance and reference material.
These changes follow a post-implementation review (PIR) we carried out in 2021 of CASR and its manual of standards (MOS) and public consultation in 2022.
What is changing
We’re making a number of changes to Part 101 MOS.
These changes affect:
- remote pilot licence (RePL) training organisations
- remotely piloted aircraft operator's certificate (ReOC) holders
- recreational flyers
- micro remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) operators.
Changes that will affect RePL training organisations include:
- creation of chief RePL instructor role
- removal of prescribed qualification requirements on RePL instructors.
Changes that will affect everyone include:
- clarified requirements for RPA and model aircraft operating:
- in the no-fly zone of controlled aerodromes
- near non-controlled aerodromes..