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Non-reckless behaviour and safety precautions, basic dangerous-goods requirements, deciding when to start or stop a flight, operating in VLOS at very low level while keeping a safe distance from people, animals, property, vehicles and other airspace users, identifying assemblies of people, respecting the height limitation, working with a UA observer, and assessing uninvolved persons in the overflown area

Obtaining and observing updated flight restrictions published by the Member State under Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2019/947, describing the types of UAS geographical zone and the procedure for obtaining a flight authorisation, and uploading zone data into the geo-awareness system

Introduction to EASA and the aviation system; Regulations (EU) 2019/945 and 2019/947 - their applicability across Member States, the Open category subcategories and associated UAS classes, registration of UAS operators, the responsibilities of the UAS operator and of the remote pilot, and incident/accident reporting

The influence of psychoactive substances, alcohol, injury, fatigue, medication and sickness; and human perception - factors influencing VLOS, judging the distance between the aircraft and obstacles, evaluating the aircraft's speed and height, situational awareness, and night operations

Pre-flight assessment of the operating area, terrain and obstacles, potential overflight of uninvolved persons and critical infrastructure, choosing a safe practice area, weather and environmental conditions and how to obtain forecasts, checking the condition of the UAS; in-flight normal procedures and contingency/emergency procedures including impaired positioning, area incursions, manned aircraft nearby and C2 loss of link; and post-flight maintenance and logging

Basic principles of flight; the effect of environmental conditions on UAS performance; command-and-control principles including data-link frequencies and spectrum and automatic modes with manual override; and the manufacturer's instructions - aircraft limitations, control in all phases of flight, lost-link and maximum-height settings, loading geographical zone data and the operator registration number, payload security, propeller and sharp-edge precautions, safe battery handling and maintenance

Understanding the risk a camera-equipped UAS poses to privacy and personal data, and the guiding principles of data protection under the GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679)

Liability in the case of an accident or incident, general knowledge of the EU insurance rules (Regulation (EC) No 785/2004, which excludes model aircraft below 20 kg from its direct scope), and awareness that national insurance requirements differ between Member States

Understanding the security risk posed by UAS operations, an overview of the EU rules, and awareness that national security requirements differ between Member States