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Part 101 (Unmanned Aircraft and Rockets) Manual of Standards 2019

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Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts

This item is authorised by the following title:

Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998

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F2026C00984 C11

09 October 2026

Table of contents

CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY
CHAPTER 2 RePL TRAINING COURSE
CHAPTER 3 CERTIFICATES OF AIRWORTHINESS FOR LARGE RPA
- 3.01 Flying without a certificate of airworthiness — large RPA
- 3.02 Flying with a certificate of airworthiness — large RPA
CHAPTER 4 OPERATIONS IN CONTROLLED AIRSPACE — CONTROLLED AERODROMES
CHAPTER 5 RPA OPERATIONS BEYOND VLOS
CHAPTER 6 RESERVED
CHAPTER 7 RESERVED
CHAPTER 8 RESERVED
CHAPTER 9 OPERATIONS OF RPA IN PRESCRIBED AREAS
- Division 9.1 RPAS operations at or near non-controlled aerodromes
- Division 9.2 RESERVED
CHAPTER 10 RECORD KEEPING FOR CERTAIN RPA AND MODEL AIRCRAFT
CHAPTER 10A SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
- Division 10A.1 General
CHAPTER 11 TEST FLIGHTS
- Division 11.1 Circumstances in which an RPA may be operated for test flights without registration
  - 11.01 Purpose
  - 11.02 Circumstances
- Division 11.2 Requirements relating to the operation of an RPA that is operated for test flights without registration
  - 11.03 Purpose
  - 11.04 Requirements
CHAPTER 12 IDENTIFICATION OF RPA
- 12.01 Identification of RPA required to be registered
CHAPTER 13 OPERATION OF FOREIGN REGISTERED RPA
CHAPTER 14 PERMISSIBLE MODIFICATIONS TO REGISTERED RPA
- 14.01 Modifications to registered RPA
CHAPTER 15 CONDUCT OF ONLINE TRAINING AND EXAMINATIONS FOR ACCREDITATION
- Division 15.1 General
  - 15.01 Purpose of Chapter
  - 15.02 Definition
- Division 15.2 Online training