CASA 66/24 — Operation of RPA Within 3 Nautical Miles of a Controlled Aerodrome (CASA-Verified Drone Safety App) Instrument 2024 (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 66/24 I, PAUL HIBBERD, National Manager, Emerging Technologies & Regulatory Change, National Operations & Standards Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulations 11.245 and 101.030 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, and subsection 4.03 (7) of the Part 101 Manual of Standards.

[Signed P. Hibberd] Paul Hibberd National Manager, Emerging Technologies & Regulatory Change National Operations & Standards Division 13 November 2024 CASA 66/24 — Operation of RPA Within 3 Nautical Miles of a Controlled Aerodrome (CASA-Verified Drone Safety App) Instrument 2024

1 Name This instrument is CASA 66/24 — Operation of RPA Within 3 Nautical Miles of a Controlled Aerodrome (CASA-Verified Drone Safety App) Instrument 2024.

2 Duration This instrument: (a) commences on 16 November 2024; and (b) is repealed at the end of 30 November 2026. Note For regulation 11.250 of CASR, the directions stated in section 5 cease to be in force at the end of 30 November 2026.

3 Definitions Note In this instrument, certain terms and expressions have the same meaning as they have in the Civil Aviation Act 1988 and the regulations. These include aerial work operation, AGL, air traffic control, controlled aerodrome, military aerodrome, Part 101 Manual of Standards, remote pilot licence, RPA and RPAS. In this instrument: ADS-B means automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast. approved area has the meaning given by regulation 101.236 of CASR. ATC means air traffic control. CASA RPAS digital platform means the CASA digital platform, accessible on the internet by third party app developers, which provides data in relation to aeronautical information relevant to RPA operations. CASA-verified drone safety app means a software application, connected to the CASA RPAS digital platform, which is listed as a verified app on the CASA website on the internet. Note The relevant CASA website address on the internet is https://www.casa.gov.au/drones/safety-apps. documented practices and procedures has the meaning given by subsection 1.04 (2) of the Part 101 Manual of Standards. measurement point has the meaning given by subsection 1.04 (2) of the Part 101 Manual of Standards. operating area means the segment of airspace described on a CASA-verified drone safety app, defined by reference to horizontal and vertical limits within a relevant approved area, in which an RPA may be operated under subsection 4.03 (7) of the Part 101 Manual of Standards. relevant approved area means an area approved under section 4. relevant controlled aerodrome means a controlled aerodrome that is not a military aerodrome. remote 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.