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title: "Light UAS operator certificate — EASA Definition · Avioverse"
description: "Article 2, Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945: ‘light UAS operator certificate’ (‘LUC’) means a certificate issued to a UAS operator by a competent…"
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# light UAS operator certificate

EASA defines “light UAS operator certificate” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘light UAS operator certificate’ (‘LUC’) means a certificate issued to a UAS operator by a competent authority as set out in part C of the Annex;

Article 2 · Unmanned Aircraft Systems · Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · Easy Access Rules, 29 Jun 2026 revision · [Read Article 2](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/uas/cover-regulation-to-implementing-regulation-eu/powers-and-recitals#article-2)

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- [autonomous operation](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/autonomous-operation)
- [beyond visual line of sight operation](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/beyond-visual-line-of-sight-operation)
- [C2 link](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/c2-link)
- [contingency area](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/contingency-area)
- [contingency volume](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/contingency-volume)
- [control and monitoring unit (CMU)](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/control-and-monitoring-unit)