Sierra Leone

UAS regulations

SLCAA has published draft UAS regulations on its website: (Part D UAS: www.slcaa.gov.sl/wp-content/NCMC/SLCARPART6D.pdf)

The SLCAA ACT Supplement to the Sierra Leone Extraordinary Gazette Vol. CXLX, No.64 dated 29th August, 2019 makes reference to drones and exempts them as follows:

PART VII - NATIONALITY AND AIRCRAFT OWNERSHIP
43. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no aircraft shall fly or operate within Sierra Leone unless -
(a) it is registered-  ..... 
 
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Minister may on the recommendations of the Authority, exempt kites, powered parachutes and drones from registration.
 
PART VIII–SAFETY REGULATION OF CIVIL AVIATION
55. (1) An aircraft shall not fly or operate in Sierra Leone unless a valid certificate of airworthiness for that aircraft is -   .....
 
2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an aircraft may fly within Sierra Leone without a certificate of airworthiness if it is -  .....
(d) a powered parachute or drone;
 
57. (1) A person shall not act as a pilot or member of a flight operating crew in an aircraft engaged in the operation of an aircraft unless that person -
(a) holds a licence issued by the Director-General under this Act;
(b) holds a foreign licence recognised by the Authority; or
(c) operates a kite or powered parachute or drone exempted in subsection (4) of section 49

The website of the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA) was last checked in May 2020.

[LATEST UPDATE: May 2020, David Guerin]