Part 12IDENTIFICATION OF RPA

CHAPTER 12 IDENTIFICATION OF RPA

12.01 Identification of RPA required to be registered

(1) This section is for subregulation 101.098 (1) of CASR.

unmanned aircraft to which this section applies means an RPA that is required to be registered under Division 47.C.2 of CASR.

(3) An unmanned aircraft to which this section applies must at all times when it is operating:

(a) legibly display, in a manner that is easily seen or accessible:

(i) the manufacturer’s serial number; or

(ii) if there is no manufacturer’s serial number — the mark allocated by CASA when the aircraft was registered; and

Note This requirement is met even if the serial number or CASA mark is written or affixed inside the aircraft, as long as the number or mark is in a position where an authorised person or a police officer on the ground can readily view, see or inspect it, for example, inside an easily opened battery compartment.

(b) use the electronic identification of the aircraft (if any) allocated by the manufacturer, in such a way that it is not changed, masked or interfered with in any way without the written permission of CASA.