Civil unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will be monitored, and inspections will be conducted.
“Elchi” reports that this is reflected in the proposed amendments to the Law “On Aviation,” which were discussed at today’s session of the Milli Majlis.
According to the draft, the operation of UAVs will be carried out based on a registration certificate and an operator certificate (and operational authorization) issued by the body (institution) determined by the relevant executive authority in accordance with this Law and other normative legal acts of the Republic of Azerbaijan. An autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle can only fly in geographical zones determined by the body (institution) defined by the relevant executive authority, based on criteria approved by the body (institution) defined by the relevant executive authority.
Physical and legal entities, including branches and representative offices of foreign legal entities, must obtain a certificate in the manner established by the Law “On Transport” to operate as an operator.
If the operator carrying out the management of an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle is a physical person, they themselves, or if it is a legal entity, its employees who carry out control over the management of autonomous vehicles through an automated management system, the automated management system, and the remote control center must meet the requirements specified in the Law “On Transport.”
Flight operations of an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle are permitted by the unmanned aerial vehicle flight management and coordination center, which ensures the planning and coordination of airspace use within the airspace of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the organization of air traffic, as well as control in areas where responsibility for air traffic organization is assigned to the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Operations of an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle must be carried out in accordance with the conditions and restrictions of geographical zones.
In controlled airspace and aerodrome areas, operations of an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle are carried out with the permission of the unmanned aerial vehicle flight management and coordination center.
The center refuses to grant permission in the following cases:
– when incorrect information and documents are submitted;
– when it is not possible to grant permission due to weather conditions;
– when restrictions are placed on flight operations in geographical zones.
According to the draft, control over the fulfillment of the provisions established in this law is carried out by the body (institution) determined by the relevant executive authority.
The body (institution) determined by the relevant executive authority monitors compliance with the requirements of the law by operators of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles who have obtained an operator certificate and operational authorization, in the manner established by the Law “On Regulation of Inspections in the Field of Entrepreneurship and Protection of Entrepreneurs’ Interests” (in relation to business entities) and other normative legal acts of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Control over the civil circulation of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles will be carried out in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On the List of Items That May Belong to Certain Participants of Civil Circulation and Whose Circulation Is Permitted Based on Special Permission (Civil Circulation Restricted)” and other normative legal acts.
The draft law was put to a vote and adopted in the first reading.