UAS Certification from C0 to C6
WHY DO I NEED A CLASS IDENTIFICATION LABEL?
UAS Class Identification Label
If you are a UAS manufacturer willing to commercialise Drones in the European Union, you will need a Class Identification Label.
The requirements for this label will vary depending on the selected class.
C0
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C0
C0
Scenario: Open A1
MTOM <250 g
Max. Speed < 19 m/s
Max. Height < 120 m
Safely controllable
Minimise injury to people
Electric powered
Follow-me mode (optional)
User’s manual
Information notice
C1
C1
Scenario: Open A1 MTOM <900 g or <80 J of impact Max. Speed < 19 m/s Max. Height < 120 m Safely controllable
Mechanical strength Minimise injury to people
Loss of data link (C2)
Sound power Electric powered
Unique physical serial number
Direct Remote Identification
Geoawareness
Airspace limitations function
Low-level battery alert
Lights Follow-me mode (optional)
User’s manual Information notice
C2
C2
Scenario: Open A2 MTOM < 4 kg Max. Height < 120 m Safely controllable Mechanical strength Minimise injury to people Loss of data link
Low-speed mode (< 3 m/s) Sound power Electric powered (< 24 V of nominal) Unique physical serial number Direct Remote identification Geoawareness Airspace limitation function Low-level battery alert Lights User’s manual Information notice
C3
C3
Scenario: Open A3 MTOM < 25 kg
Max. characteristic dimension < 3 m Max. Height < 120 m Safely controllable Loss of data link Sound power Electric powered (< 24 V of nominal) Unique physical serial number Direct Remote identification Geoawareness Airspace limitation function
C2 Link Protection Low-level battery alert Lights User’s manual Information notice
C4
C4
Scenario: Open A3 MTOM < 25 kg or 3 m wingspan Safely controllable
No automatic control modes User’s manual
ℹ️ Information Notice
C5
C5
Scenario: Specific STS-01 MTOM < 25 kg Max. characteristic dimension < 3 m Safely controllable
Multirotor or tether fixed-wing Loss of data link (C2) Sound power Electric powered Unique physical serial number Direct Remote identification Airspace limitation function C2 link protection Low-level battery alert Lights Low-speed mode
Flight Termination System
Flight information User’s manual Information notice
C6
C6
Scenario: Specific STS-02 MTOM < 25 kg Max. characteristic dimension < 3 m Safely controllable Any drone configuration Loss of data link (C2) Sound power Electric or fossil energies powered Unique physical serial number Direct Remote identification Airspace limitation function C2 link protection Low-level battery alert Lights User’s manual Information notice Max. speed < 50 m/s Flight information
Trajectory planning Flight Termination System
HOW CAN I OBTAIN THE CLASS LABEL?
Drone Certification Timeline
Our agile team, will give you full attention to your certification process so that you can have your product certified within 6 weeks.
You send us user’s manual, datasheet, maintenance manual for a preanalysis.
Documentation feedback. Certification viabilty. Setting the test plan
Test conclusion. Test report. Certification Decision.
Issuance of the EU-Type Examination Certificate
DAY 0
DAY 5
DAY 40
DAY 45
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN OUR SERVICES?
Our engineers will be responsible for testing your UAS according to DR (EU) 2019/945.
This process will ultimately grant you with the official Class Identification Label.
Testing Plan
Indoor (Lab) & Outdoor (Test Site)
- Max. speed
- Mechanical Strength
- Impact at terminal velocity
- Minimise injury to people
- Max. Characteristic Dimension
- Unique physical serial number
- Remote identification
- UA Tethering System
- Flight termination system
- MTOM
- C2 Link
- Electrical Power
- Sound Power
- Lighting
- Manufacturers' instructions
- Information notice
- Other
- EU-Type Examination Certificate
RECOGNISED CERTIFICATION BODY
Drone Notified Body
We are a Notified Body specialised just on UAS, under DR (EU) 2019/945 amended by DR (EU) 2020/1058, through a module B (EU-Type Examination), and according to the requirements in the standard ISO/IEC 17065, for the following group of products: C0, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 UAS & DRI add-on. According to (CE) 765/2008, article 11, we are recognised by all National Authorities from the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Additionally, under the recognition agreements signed by our Accreditation Body within the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), the accredited reports/certificates issued by the Certification Body of EU Drone Port are recognised by accreditation bodies in over 100 countries around the world.
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Book a meeting with us
An expert will assess you about the viability of the project, and will send you a personalised quotation.
The Entity has a pricing document available to the public upon request.