Drone Approvals

Model Aircraft Flying

An individual or a member of flying club can send request for operational approval from CAASL.
You need to submit following information.

Part I - Security Clearance from the OCDS (Mandatory)

At first obtain the Security Clearance from the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff (OCDS).
Submit your request to OCDS using attached sample letter via email.

Sample letter - (OCDS Sample request letter).

Contact details of OCDS:- Tel: +94 11 2674503; +94 11 2674506
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Part II - Complete CAASL form CAA/AU/013 together with;

List of model aircraft with the details of type, model, operating frequency, weight and fuel type (Attachment I)
List of members of the Club with their Full Names, NIC , Addresses and Contact numbers (Attachment II)
Operating area with GPS coordinates of corner points of the area
Consent letter from the location owner
Dates of intended operations

Insurance Requirement for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

Pursuit to the section 29 of the Implementing Standard SLCAIS-053 Rev. 03 issued by Director General of Civil Aviation on 06th January 2022, All Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) under mass category A, B & C shall not be operated without a valid insurance cover at least in respect of 3rd party injury and/or damage.

Minimum Third Party Liability Cover

Weight Category	Maximum Take-off Weight (MTOM) (kg)	Minimum Third Party Liability Cover in Sri Lankan Rupees
A	0.25 or below	Not required
B	Above 0.25 up to 0.9	100,000
C	Above 0.9 Up to 4	400,000
D	Above 4 up to 15	1,500,000
D	Above 15 up to 25	2,500,000
F	Above 25	2,500,000 + Each additional Kg of Maximum Take-off Weight, the liability will be increased by Rs 100,000/=

Restricted Areas

How to Import a Drone into Sri Lanka

Please note that, prior to import a drone into the country, you are required to obtain necessary permission/no objections from the Ministry of Defence (MOD), Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) and Import & Export Control Department.

If you are engage in drone importation as a business you are required to obtain a permit from CAASL. To obtain a permit please click here.

The following steps describes the drone importation process.

Step 1 (Check the Drone Type is Approved or Not)

Check whether your drone type which is to be imported to the country is in the approved list. (Approved Drone Type List)

If the type is not in the approved type list, you need to apply for type approval from CAASL using following application CAA/AU/019.

(Please note that it may take up to 7 working days and you should submit any details upon the request of CAASL)

Once you obtained the permission for your drone type from CAASL, you may apply security clearance from MOD and follow the rest of the steps as per the flow chart above.

If your drone is in the Approved list, no objection from CAASL is not required. You may apply for the security clearance from MOD and follow the rests of the steps as per the flow chart above.

Step 2 (Obtaining Security Clearance from the Ministry of Defence)

Apply for security clearance from the Ministry of Defence to import a drone in to the country using below contacts;

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Website - http://www.defence.lk

Step 3 (Obtaining Spectrum Clearance from Telecommunication Regulatory Commission)

After obtaining the MOD security clearance apply for spectrum clearance from Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka.

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Telephone Number – 0112 689 345; Extension: 4122
Contact Person – Ms. Hiranya Kumarasiri
Website - http://www.trc.gov.lk/

Step 4 (Obtaining Import Control License)

After obtaining above approvals you are required to obtain Import Control License to clear your units from the Sri Lanka Customs

Website - http://www.imexport.gov.lk/index.php/en/

Step 5 (Collect your item from SL Customs)

You may clear your items from Sri Lanka Customs upon completion the above steps.

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