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UC UAS Policy Guidance Document
Preface
Revision History
1
The Presidential UAS Policy
1.1
Role of the Presidential UAS Policy
1.2
Role of the Systemwide Designated Authority
1.3
Role of the UAS Advisory Board
1.4
Outside of the Scope of the Systemwide Policy
1.5
Congruence With Existing UCOP Policies
2
Campus or Medical Center Authority
2.1
Location-Specific Policy
2.2
Designated Local Authority
2.2.1
Example Roles & Responsibilities
2.3
Congruence with Existing Campus Policies
3
Background on UAS Regulations
3.1
Federal Aviation Administration Regulations
3.1.1
Model Aircraft
3.1.2
Gaps in FAA Regulations
3.2
United States Code
3.2.1
Exception for Limited Recreational Operations of Unmanned Aircraft
3.2.2
Other Relevant Statute Implications
3.3
State and Local Regulations
3.4
International UAS regulations
3.5
Jurisdiction of the University of California
4
Registration of UAS
4.1
Registration of UC-owned UAS
4.2
Registration of Recreational UAS
4.3
Record Keeping Policy Requirements
4.4
Fraudulent Drone Registration Websites
5
Review of UAS Activity
5.1
General Procedures
5.2
Submission of UAS Request Form
5.3
Reviewer of UAS Activity
5.4
Criteria Used to Evaluate UAS Activity
5.4.1
Evaluation of Regulatory Compliance
5.4.2
Evaluation of Compliance with Export Control
5.4.3
Evaluation of Impacts with Safety
5.4.4
Evaluation of Impacts with Privacy, Civil Rights and Liberties
5.4.5
Evaluation of Compliance with Insurance
5.5
Other Factors
5.6
Relationship of a UC Review Process with Applicable Regulations
5.7
Terms of Approval
6
UAS Activity Reporting
6.1
UAS Reporting Compliance Obligations
6.2
UAS Safety Metric Tracking
6.3
Collection of UAS Activity Reports
6.4
UC Minimum Reporting Guidance
6.5
3rd Party Reporting
6.6
Alternative Means of Compliance
7
Non-Punitive Reporting Statement
8
UAS Accident Reporting
8.1
Common Accidents, Incidents or Malfunctions
8.2
Exemptions
8.3
Near Misses
8.4
Accident Investigation
8.4.1
Incident Investigation Principles
8.4.2
Process
8.4.3
Interviewing People
8.4.4
Information to Collect
8.4.5
Determining Causal Factors
9
UAS Insurance
9.1
Liability Coverage
9.1.1
Personally Owned Unmanned Aircraft Used for University Business
9.1.2
Coverage for Campus Police
9.2
Physical Damage Coverage
9.2.1
Filing a Claim
9.3
3
rd
Party Insurance Minimum
10
UAS Safety Guidelines
10.1
UAS Safety
10.2
Planned Safety
10.3
On-site Threats
10.4
Safety Guidelines
10.5
Aerial Threats to UAS Activity
10.6
UAS and Fire Safety
10.7
Community Input to Safety
11
Academic Use of UAS
11.1
UAS Regulations for Academic Use
11.2
The Recreational UAS Safety Test
11.2.1
What is TRUST?
11.2.2
How Can I Take the TRUST
11.2.3
Who made the TRUST?
11.2.4
What does the TRUST certificate look like?
11.3
Frequently Asked Questions
11.4
Personally-owned UAS used for Academic Research or Coursework
12
Common UAS Policy Considerations
12.1
Indoor Use
12.2
Recreational UAS Use
12.3
Non-University Business Use
12.4
Emergency or First Responder Use of UAS
12.4.1
Special Governmental Interest Process
12.5
International Students, Visiting Scholars and Undocumented Students
12.5.1
Eligibility for a 14 CFR 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
12.5.2
Foreign Nationals operating an sUAS
13
Campus Drone Groups
13.1
UAS Campus Policy or Procedure Group
13.2
UAS Campus Safety Group
13.3
UAS Campus Service or Advocacy Group
14
Enforcement or Restrictions for UAS
14.1
Enforcement and Safety
14.2
Appropriate Reasons to Restrict UAS usage
14.3
Unauthorized use of UAS on a University Location
14.4
Common Arguments and Potential Counters
15
Best Practices for UAS Privacy
16
Frequently Asked Questions
16.1
Scope of the Policy
16.2
Requesting a UAS Flight
16.3
Oversight of the Policy and Future Policies
17
Risk Scoring for UC UAS activity
18
FAA Risk Hazard Analysis
18.1
Hazard Severity
18.2
Likelihood
18.3
Analysis
19
Example Flight Request Information
20
Example Terms of Approval
21
Example Denial Template
22
Core Competencies
22.1
Terms and Definitions
22.1.1
User Groups
22.1.2
Domains of Competency
22.1.3
Knowledge Scale
22.1.4
Proficiency Ratings
22.2
General User
22.3
Power User
22.4
UAS Flight Instructor
22.5
UAS Activity Reviewer
23
UAS Policy Full Text
23.1
Policy Statement
23.2
Compliance/Responsibilities
23.2.1
Executive Officer or their designees are responsible for:
23.2.2
The University of California Office of the President (UCOP) Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) Executive Director is responsible for:
23.2.3
The (ref:SDA) is responsible for:
23.2.4
The (ref:AB) is responsible for:
23.2.5
A (ref:DLA) (if assigned by an Executive Officer or his/her designee) is responsible for:
23.2.6
Operators of UAS are responsible for:
23.3
Required Procedures
23.3.1
General Procedures
23.3.2
Registration of UAS
23.3.3
Liability Insurance
23.3.4
Export Control
24
Remote Identification
24.1
Types of Remote ID
24.1.1
Standard Remote ID
24.1.2
Broadcast Remote ID
24.1.3
FAA Recognized Identification Areas
24.2
Timeline
25
UAS Regulations in Detail
25.1
14 CFR 107 - SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
25.1.1
Operator Requirements
25.1.2
Aircraft Requirements
25.1.3
Airspace Requirements
25.1.4
Operating Limitations
25.2
Exception for Limited Recreational Operations of Unmanned Aircraft
25.2.1
Definition of Hobby or Recreational Use
25.2.2
Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems at Institutions of Higher Education
25.2.3
Definition of Community-based organization set of safety guidelines
25.3
Representative Safety Code
26
Glossary
Resources and Templates
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UC UAS Policy Guidance Document
Revision History
Date
Rev
Notes
2018/01/26
1.0
Initial Document
2018/07/01
1.1
Fixed minor errors, updated Frequently Asked Questions, added new content
2020/09/01
2.0
Moved Online, updated FAA regulations, and moved some items around to improve readability