ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Civil Aviation (Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems) Regulations, 2017
47. Security programme requirements
Edition: 2017-12-22 · In force
47. Security programme requirements
(1)A person or a club shall not operate a remote piloted aircraft system without operator security procedures developed in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Aviation (Security) Regulations and accepted by the Authority.(2)A remote piloted aircraft system operator shall—(a)specify the security measures, procedures and practices to be followed by the operator to protect pilots and facilities from acts of unlawful interference;(b)carry out and maintain security measures including identification and resolution of suspicious activity that may pose a threat to civil aviation—(i)at a remote pilot station;(ii)on a remote piloted aircraft system; and(iii)any facility under the control of the remote piloted aircraft system operations.(3)A remote piloted aircraft system shall be subject to security inspection at any time during its operations without prior notification to the operator.(4)The specific security measures referred to in paragraph (2)(a) shall provide—(a)that the premises used for preparing, storing, parking including remote piloted aircraft system ground station shall be secured at all times against unauthorized access;(b)for protection of critical information technology and communication systems used for operations purposes from interference that may jeopardize the security of civil aviation;(c)for protection of flight documents;(d)that commercial operators requesting to operate with a camera shall be required to include details of the camera usage in the application for security review and approval;(e)requirements for checks and searches of specific areas and accessible compartments of the interior and exterior of remote piloted aircraft system; and(f)that persons engaged in remote piloted aircraft system operations are subject to recurrent background checks and selection procedures and are adequately trained.