CAP722G: Unmanned Aircraft System Operations in UK Airspace – Specific Category UAS Modification Policy

The aim is to allow certain technical changes to be made to the UAS during the validity period of an Operational Authorisation, without the need to apply to the CAA for a variation in the OA. It is intended specifically for companies doing R&D activities, however any operator could also include in its Ops Manual the relevant process enabling that implementation of minor technical changes.

CAP722G provides a definition and associated processes for a technical change to an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), which is described in Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2019/947 AMC1 UAS.SPEC.030(2).

Aim
CAP 722G provides a definition and associated processes for a technical change to an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), which is described in Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2019/947 AMC1 UAS.SPEC.030(2).

UAS.SPEC.030(2) requires a UAS Operator to apply for an update to their Operational Authorisation following any significant change to the operation.

AMC1 to this regulation currently sets out that a technical change may be considered a significant change.

This policy sets out that some technical changes are not significant, and so do not require a variation to an OA, as described in figure 1.

2nd May 2024