The Text | The Justifications |
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Preamble | 1- Article 26 of the UN Charter to enhance international peace and security. 2- Reduce and prevent unauthorized and unregistered arms. 3- Considering the international trade market, the tech revolution in all sectors and arms as one of them, and the states’ sovereignty. 4- Recognizing the need to introduce international standers for the UAS. 5- Utilizing the existence of UN treaties. |
First: Purpose | 1- Lacking international standards for UAS as stated by the UN itself. |
Second: Scope | 1- The standers only focus on UAS while there are other areas of unmanned vehicles to be used on sea or land, but they are not targeted in these standers. |
Third: Standers | 1- Definitions (UAS, UAS operator, Dangerous Goods, Payload, Member State). 2- UAS categories are inspired by the laws of the EU, the USA, and NATO. 3- Public safety. 4- Public health. 5- Flying limitations “500” feet (152.4 meters) above ground level. 6- Prohibited zones examples from national laws (UK, Japan, Saudi Arabia). |
Fourth: Compliance Index | 1- To take the encouragement method instead of the criminalized behavior. 2- Utilize other examples of the UN agency’s compliance methods. a. World Bank Annual Report. b. Sustainable Development Goals trackers for each company. c. The annual report the using in news. |
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Prohibited zones examples from national laws
1- EU: on the rules and procedures for the operation of unmanned aircraft:[1]
(21) Some areas, such as hospitals, gatherings of people, installations, and facilities like penal institutions or industrial plants, top-level and higher-level government authorities, nature conservation areas, or certain items of transport infrastructure, can be particularly sensitive to some or all types of UAS operations. This should be without prejudice to the possibility for Member States to lay down national rules to make subject to certain conditions the operations of unmanned aircraft for reasons falling outside the scope of this Regulation, including environmental protection, public security, or protection of privacy and personal data in accordance with the Union law.
2- USA: PART 107 - SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS[2]
§ 107.45 Operation in prohibited or restricted areas.
No person may operate a small, unmanned aircraft in prohibited or restricted areas unless that person has permission from the using or controlling agency, as appropriate.
3- UK [3]
- No fly closer to people than 50m.
- You must keep a minimum horizontal distance of 50m between your drone or model aircraft and people. This creates a no-fly zone around people that goes all the way up to the legal height limit. It can help to think of this no-fly zone as a cylinder.
- You must not fly over people in this no-fly zone, even if you fly higher than 50m.
4- Japan[4]
The Japan Aviation Act ( December 10, 2015) flew drones over residential areas or areas surrounding an airport without permission from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transportation. Flying drones during nighttime and during an event is also prohibited.
5- Saudi Arabia [5]
Do not fly your drone over people or large crowds.
[1] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32019R0947 [2] https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-107 [3] https://register-drones.caa.co.uk/drone-code/where-you-can-fly [4] https://uavsystemsinternational.com/pages/japan-drone-laws [5] https://uavsystemsinternational.com/pages/saudi-arabia-drone-laws
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