Drone (UAV) Flight Regulations in Sweden
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/11th April 2016, DRONE MARKET WATCHTM/ Main stakeholder responsible for drone (UAV) flight regulation in Sweden is Civil Aviation Department at the Swedish Transport Agency. This agency is responsible for design, manufacture, modification, maintenance and activities with civil UAS within Sweden. Main document affecting drone (UAV) flight regulations in Sweden is „The Swedish Transport Agency´s regulations on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)“. According to these regulations drones (UAVs) in Sweden are classified into three categories, as the first category has two sub-categories.
For categories 1A and 1B flights are to take place such that the aircraft is well within the visual line of sight of the pilot (without the use of visual aids such as binoculars) and within the aircraft’s operational range and only during the day time. Night flights of drones (UAV) are prohibited. An approval from the Swedish Transport Agency is required for design, manufacture, modification, maintenance and operations with drones (UAVs) if they are used for commercial purposes. Operators (pilots of drones (UAVs) must avoid no-fly zones in Sweden prohibited for drone (UAV) flights.
An application for an approval for UAS activities can be made for one or several specific areas or classes of airspace. The operator shall comply with the Swedish Transport Agency´s requirements for these specific areas or classes of airspace. Category 1 approvals are valid for 2 years. An initial approval for category 2 and 3 drone (UAV) activities is valid for 1 year. Upon renewal, approvals are issued for a maximum of 2 years at a time. Drone (UAV) operators in Sweden shall be insured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 785/2004 of The European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on insurance requirements for air carriers and aircraft operators.
More information about civil and commercial use of drones (UAVs) you may read here: Drone Market Reports
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