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Regulatory Requirements

The SUA Order commences on 1 June 2022. To allow the community to smoothly transit into the new regulatory regime, a six-month grace period are given to allow the public to familiarise themselves with the new requirements and prepare for compliance. The exceptions are offences in relation to endangering acts, restricted flying zones and enforcement which should take effect upon commencement of the SUA Order to safeguard aviation and public safety.

Based on the weight of the SUA and the operational risk level, SUA operations of different risk levels will be subject to the corresponding regulatory requirements. These requirements include registration and labelling of SUA, registration of remote pilots, training and assessment, equipment etc. Key legal requirements are summarised as follows –

Requirements	Standard Operations		Advanced Operations
	Cat. A1 SUA ≤ 250g; and Within Cat. A1 SUA operating requirements	Cat. A1 Exempted Models1 Cat. A2 250 g < SUA ≤ 7 kg; and Within Cat. A2 SUA operating requirements	SUA ≤ 7 kg but exceed the respective Cat A1/A2 SUA operating requirements; 7 kg < SUA ≤ 25 kg; Carriage of dangerous goods; or Operations in restricted flying zone
CAD’s Permission Obtain CAD’s permission before flight
Registration and Labelling Responsible person (aged 18 or above) and remote pilot (aged 14 or above) must register on eSUA; and SUA must be registered and affixed with CAD’s label
Equipment Basic requirements (flight log and geo-awareness)
Training and Assessment Complete advanced training and pass assessment by CAD’s approved training organisation; and Attain advanced rating
Insurance SUA insurance for third-party liability (bodily injury and/or death)		Effective date to be determined	Minimum coverage of HK$10 million

For details please refer to Safety Requirements Document for Small Unmanned Aircraft Operations (PDF: 818KB).

1. Exemption Notice for Category A1 SUA