El Salvador

UAS Regulations

In December 2023, the El Salvador CAA (AAC)  has published notification of the draft new UAS regulations 'RAC RPAS
Regulación del Sistema de Aeronave Pilotada a Distancia' which is based on:

"• ICAO Model Unmanned Aircraft Systems Regulations PART 101, June 2020
• ICAO Model Unmanned Aircraft Systems Regulations PART 102, June 2020
• ICAO Advisory Circular (CA) 101-1, operations in accordance with PART 101
• ICAO Advisory Circular (CA) 102-1, operators certified under PART 102
• ICAO Model Unmanned Aircraft Systems Regulations PART 149, June 2020.
• EASA - Easy Access Rules for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Regulation (EU) 2019/947 and (EU) 2019/945
• FAA PART 89 – Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft"

Previously, the El Salvador CAA website appears to include regulations from July 2018, as per the following:

RAC VANT Regulación de los Vehículos Aéreos No Tripulados (Regulation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles)

https://www.transparencia.gob.sv/system/documents/documents/000/246/172/original/RAC_VANT_-_Edicion_02_%281%29.pdf?1570479911

Unofficial translation to English:

The first initial draft of the RAC - UAV relating to remotely piloted aircraft systems was developed in compliance with the provisions of ICAO Annex 02, in addition it was taken as reference:
 ICAO Circular 328 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
 Doc. 10019, Manual remotely piloted aircraft systems Manual of the Aviation Organization
International Civil.
 Part 107 of the US FAR regulations.
 European JAA (Predecessor of EASA) regulation proposal.
As a result, the original edition was presented in July 2016 in order to keep it to a minimum. danger to people, property or other aircraft, and that they comply with the conditions established in this RAC.
Edition 01 of the regulation seeks to facilitate the identification of unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as its owner and respective operators.
Edition 02 of this regulation incorporates the UAV classification based on use, requirements to obtain a certificate of authorization of operations with non-air vehicles crew and the modification of insurance policies.

[LAST UPDATED DECEMBER 2023, BY DAVID GUERIN]