Ukraine’s State Center for Radio Frequencies (UCRF) responsible for certifying radio-electronic devices has said about 60 percent of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Ukraine do not comply with technical regulation requirements, the center’s website said.
“According to specialists’ estimates, about 60% of UAVs in Ukraine do not pass the assessment of compliance with requirements of the Technical Regulations of Radio Equipment (stipulated in a government resolution dated May 24, 2017). For example, I have no information that even one Ukrainian UAV is in compliance,” chief of UCRF’s Center for Certification Oleksandr Lysenko is quoted as saying on the website.
He said that a similar problem exists in Europe, noting that a fairly large percentage of UAVs entering the EU market do not meet requirements of Directive 2014/53/EC and European standards.
The National Commission for State Regulation of Communications and Information Technology decided that radio equipment of drones is subject to listing in the register of radio electronic equipment and high-frequency devices that are allowed to be used within the bands of public radio frequencies.
UCRF’s Certification Center is one of the few in Ukraine equipped to conduct complex tests of modern UAVs.
During certification, drones are checked on the following parameters: consumer safety, electromagnetic compatibility and the use of radio frequency resources, Lysenko said.
As it was reported, the Temporary Order of Airspace Usage came into force in Ukraine from June 1, 2018. It spelled out rules for using drones weighing up to two kilograms. Drones can no longer be raised above 50 meters, fly over roads, power lines, crowds, state institutions or private estates. Applications for permission to do so must be submitted no later than 10 days before the flight.
Media representatives, lawyers and owners of drones said that they consider the order introduced unconstitutional, and the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food emphasizes that the new procedure for using drones restricts the work of the corporate sector.
In turn, the State Aviation Service allows the possibility of reviewing the established restrictions on flights of remotely piloted aircraft weighing up to two kg, including near mass gathering sites (without prior authorization for flights).
