Commercial CASA Accreditation

Adrian Horin at Clear Sky Drone Photography has the following accreditation:

1. RPA Operator Accreditation ARN: 1176553

2. Commercial remotely piloted aircraft registration for Very Small RPA
   
   CASA Advisory Extracts

Standard operating conditions

3.2.8 The standard operating conditions (SOC) applicable to excluded RPA are:

the RPA is operated:

• by visual line of sight (VLOS) only - close enough to see, maintain orientation and achieve accurate flight and tracking

• no higher than 400 ft (120 m) above ground level (see SOC note 1) during daytime only – effectively, not before sunrise or after sunset the RPA is not operated

• any closer than 30 m from people not associated with the flight

• in a prohibited area or restricted area (see SOC note 2) in a restricted area that is classified as RA3 (see SOC note 3) over populous areas (see SOC note 4)

• within 3 NM (5.5 KM) of the movement area of a controlled aerodrome – one with an operating control tower (see SOC note 5) in the area of a public safety operation without the approval of a person in charge of the operation (see SOC note 6) only 1 RPA flown per pilot at any one time.

3.3.3.1 Authorisations are generally not required when using very small RPA. The risks associated with aircraft of this size have been determined to be low when they are operated for sport or recreational purposes (see section 3.3.7), or in accordance with the SOC, and are therefore treated as excluded RPA operations (see AC 101-10).

https://www.casa.gov.au/drones/drone-rules/drone-safety-rules

PENALTY for interfering with drone operation

Interference with a drone or the drone becomes a hazard to other aircraft, you can be:

• fined up to $37,901

• sent to jail for up to two years.

States and territories may have extra laws and penalties that apply to drones.

https://www.casa.gov.au/drones/drone-rules/enforcement-and-penalties