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Transitioning from OSC to UK SORA is not a simple update, the safety methodology is different. The safety methodology is fundamentally different — and understanding that difference is critical.
TRANSITION FROM AN OSC TO A SORA OPERATIONAL AUTHORISATION
How different is SORA?
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Around 70% of OSC Operational Authorisations in the UK were based on reduced distances from uninvolved people. This concept does not exist under SORA. SORA quantifies ground risk probabilistically and implicitly accepts overflight.
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OSC reduced risk to ALARP (as low as reasonably practicable). SORA requires a defined set of mitigations that bring operations to a specific Target Level of Safety — a different standard, requiring a different evidence structure.
Our core expertise
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Transform reduced distance type OSC OA to SORA-based OA
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BVLOS with Visual Mitigation
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BVLOS in Atypical Air Environment
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Test & Evaluation activities
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Urban/dense environment
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Containment issues
Qualification and framing of SORA application - Framing the Authorisation
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Assessment of Ground Risk Class, Air Risk Class and SAIL level of intended operations.
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Assessment of Containment requirements
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Assessment of key gaps, including in terms of access to UAS documentation or functionalities
SORA Application preparation & submission to the Civil Aviation Authority
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Documentation of each component of SORA and of each claim as the application progresses on the CAA application webportal
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Support engagement with the regulator’s team
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Prepare responses to CAA findings in an iterative improvement of claim documentation and safety argument
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Document each OSOs Operational Safety Objectives applicable to the SAIL level
Operations Manual amendment
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Amend the Operations Manual to incorporate the SORA risk assessment methodology as well as the documentation supporting each claim or safety argument in accordance with SORA
MEDICAL DRONE DELIVERY
KNOWLEDGE
