LUC - Light UAS operator certificate

An LUC requires experience. Thus, we require that, before applying, you have demonstrated that you can satisfactorily prepare and get approval for a drone operation in the specific category.

As we need to be assured of your organisation’s operational reliability, we will require at least 3 approved operations in the specific category. However, the number may be higher, depending on the quality of individual application processes.

When applying for an LUC, you must submit an LUC manual, which must include the following:

• Introduction: Information about the company, revision lists, abbreviations, safety statement, and the responsible manager’s signature.
• Safety Management Manual (SMM): The most comprehensive part of the LUC manual, which must include principles for the division of responsibilities among key staff, principles for assessing risk assessments, the management system, and the safety management system.
• All company operation manuals related to the different types of operations being conducted by the organisation .
• Principles for incident reporting.
• Principles for how the company handles hazardous goods.

An LUC operator must have a safety board that continuously works to improve the safety of drone operations in the company by setting specific goals that the safety management system employees can work towards on a concrete level. This way, the company’s safety management system can be continuously improved.

The Safety Management System is the function within the LUC operator’s organisation that ensures that the safety of the drone operations is consistently maintained, documented, and improved.
The following processes must be established for an LUC operator:

• Safety reports and internal investigations.
• Formal internal communications about safety.
• Training and safety promotion.
• Control function for compliance with requirements, procedures, and legislation.
• Interfaces between external organisations.
• Safety assessments principle of partners and subcontractors.

Under the Safety Management System, there must be an independent function that monitors these processes, continuously identifies improvements, and reports back to the safety committee. This can be a person or a system that ensures all critical points are documented and addressed.

 Processing of the above-mentioned applications and permits is subject to a fee according to the applicable order on fees and charges in the aviation sector for the Danish Civil Aviation Authority.