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ProSentinel Academy / UAS

UAS law, safety and operations

From identifying legal requirements to planning operations and managing team safety.

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Who it is for

New UAS users, operations coordinators, inspectors and compliance staff.

Application

Preparing a lawful inspection, its records and a decision to proceed or stop.

Duration and participation

Eight 45-minute teaching hours equal six clock hours of learning. We normally add one hour of breaks, for example a 09:00–16:00 day. Listed durations exclude preparation and travel.

Each level is a separate course: 8–32 teaching hours, normally 1–4 days. Dates, venue, equipment scope and total cost are agreed individually. Staff, legal conditions and delivery readiness are confirmed before accepting a booking.

Equipment, licences, staff, venue and actual flights are confirmed in the offer. Flights depend on weather, airspace, legal requirements and learner readiness. Simulation does not replace an unassessed flight competency; that element is rescheduled.

Programme and learning outcomes

Level I

Foundations of unmanned aircraft systems

No previous experience required. Basic computer skills.

Learning time
8 teaching h / 6 h
Days
1
Maximum group
12
Price
Individual quotation

What you can do afterwards

Distinguish aircraft type, product class and operation category; identify operator and pilot duties and authoritative information.

Scope and teaching hours
  1. UAS types, C0–C6 classes, components and civilian applications2 teaching h
  2. Open, specific and certified categories; operator versus pilot2 teaching h
  3. Registration, competence, insurance and ULC, EASA, PANSA sources2 teaching h
  4. Operation classification cases, duties checklist and test2 teaching h

Blocks are scheduled into days of eight teaching hours. Breaks are excluded from learning time.

Practical task

Prepare a requirements sheet for a sample civilian operation; justify its category and identify remaining checks.

Materials and technical requirements

Concept map, requirements checklist and official sources. Laptop with browser; sample aircraft or demonstration models.

Competence assessment

At least 80% in the test and a correct duties sheet covering operator, pilot, category, airspace and records.

Failed elements may be reassessed after feedback and remediation; scope, date and any cost are confirmed in advance.

Certificate on passing

ProSentinel UAS — UAS law, safety and operations — Level I

Next step

Level II — Planning lawful UAS operations ↗
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Level II

Planning lawful UAS operations

Level I in this specialisation or a positive equivalence assessment.

Learning time
16 teaching h / 12 h
Days
2
Maximum group
10
Price
Individual quotation

What you can do afterwards

Produce an operation plan covering airspace, weather, people, data protection and an abort procedure.

Scope and teaching hours
  1. Geographical zones, access conditions, qualifications and planning with current PANSA services4 teaching h
  2. Weather, location, risk and privacy in a civilian inspection4 teaching h
  3. Briefing, preflight checks, flight and occurrence reporting — document exercise4 teaching h
  4. Changing-condition scenarios, go/no-go decisions and plan defence4 teaching h

Blocks are scheduled into days of eight teaching hours. Breaks are excluded from learning time.

Practical task

Produce and defend an inspection plan for a fictional site using supplied data; conduct a briefing rehearsal.

Materials and technical requirements

Planning template, checklist and risk register; laptop, maps and exercise weather data.

Competence assessment

Test at least 80%; positive assessment of plan, risk review and briefing. Omitting a critical airspace restriction requires reassessment.

Failed elements may be reassessed after feedback and remediation; scope, date and any cost are confirmed in advance.

Certificate on passing

ProSentinel UAS — UAS law, safety and operations — Level II

Next step

Level III — Managing operational safety ↗
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Level III

Managing operational safety

Level II or an equivalence assessment plus planning experience demonstrated in an entry task.

Learning time
24 teaching h / 18 h
Days
3
Maximum group
8
Price
Individual quotation

What you can do afterwards

Design a team system for briefings, readiness checks, record keeping and learning from occurrences.

Scope and teaching hours
  1. Roles, responsibilities, organisational procedures and safety culture6 teaching h
  2. People and equipment readiness; fatigue, stress and organisational pressure6 teaching h
  3. Occurrence analysis, corrective-action register and continuity6 teaching h
  4. Civilian team tabletop exercise and documentation review6 teaching h

Blocks are scheduled into days of eight teaching hours. Breaks are excluded from learning time.

Practical task

Prepare an inspection-team procedure pack and lead a blame-aware analysis of a simulated occurrence.

Materials and technical requirements

Procedure templates, anonymised occurrence studies and audit sheet; workshop room, laptop and board.

Competence assessment

Test at least 80%; procedures, roles, safety decisions and corrective actions must each pass.

Failed elements may be reassessed after feedback and remediation; scope, date and any cost are confirmed in advance.

Certificate on passing

ProSentinel UAS — UAS law, safety and operations — Level III

Next step

ProSentinel Certified UAS Professional ↗
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Specialisation certificate

Passing all three levels leads to the specialisation certificate: ProSentinel UAS Specialist — UAS law, safety and operations.

Validity: 36 months. Attendance alone does not confirm assessed competence. Assessment and renewal rules are set out in the UAS certification route.

ProSentinel certificates confirm assessed Academy competences. They do not replace operator registration, pilot competence documents, declarations or operational authorisations. Formal aviation training or examinations require a separately and explicitly confirmed route.

UAS certification rules ↗

Technology, people and decision quality

Situational awareness

Every track addresses cognitive load, stress, fatigue, role allocation and decisions with incomplete information. Exercises include briefings, communications, recognising cognitive bias and justifying a stop decision.

Analysis and context

Case studies examine the development of unmanned systems and their effect on organisations, public safety and contemporary conflicts. The public programme is civilian, historical and analytical, building critical source assessment and awareness of technological limitations.

AI-assisted analysis requires human verification of image classification and sources. We also examine the psychological effects of conflict-related material, information hygiene and strategic lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian war, without graphic material.

OSINT ↗OPSEC ↗Digital forensics ↗Cybercrime ↗Lab ↗Academy AI ↗
Programme terminology

UAS means unmanned aircraft system. FPV is first-person view from an onboard camera. ESC is an electronic speed controller, firmware is device software, and telemetry is remotely transmitted status data. Mesh is a network topology; HF and VHF/UHF refer to radio frequency bands; DMR is a digital radio standard. OSINT means open-source intelligence, and GIS means geographic information systems.

Rules and sources to check before an operation

This programme addresses civilian applications. Always check current ULC, EASA, PANSA and UKE requirements for the equipment, location and operation. FPV in the open category requires appropriate observer cooperation and compliance with visual-line-of-sight requirements.

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