ASTM F2851-10

Standard Practice for UAS Registration and Marking (Excluding Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems)

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
Aircraft flying in national airspace are required by the ICAO Chicago Convention and national regulatory rules to have visible markings to determine nationality and registration. UAS shall comply with these rules, although small UAS will have unique rules or exemptions from existing rules due to their small size. This standard is designed to allow UAS to comply with these marking requirements in Annex 7 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation as amended by state regulatory rules.
Many ICAO states are assigning UAS to different classes and categories to define the rules UAS must operate under. The ICAO Annex 7 Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS) apply to UAS Aircraft with the exception of small UAS. The classification of what constitutes a small UAS (sUAS) has been left to ICAO states and the rules under which sUAS operate are dictated by each state.
This practice follows ICAO Annex 7 SARPS except in areas where the unique aspects of UAS may not allow compliance. In these cases, this document will address the issue and recommend the need for an alternate compliance method.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice prescribes guidelines for the display of marks to indicate appropriate UAS registration and ownership for all Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) except those categorized as small UAS (sUAS) by regulatory authorities. The FAA is developing a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) to define the term small UAS and provide regulations for these aircraft.
1.2 This practice will allow determination of nationality in cases where UAS may cross international boundaries.
1.3 This practice does not apply to sUAS. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has left the designation of sUAS to each state and the states will develop rules and regulations for sUAS.
1.4 This practice does not apply to model aircraft.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Oct-2010
• ICS: 03.160 - Law. Administration
• ICS: 03.220.50 - Air transport
• Technical Committee: F38 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems
• Drafting Committee: F38.01 - Airworthiness

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Designation: F2851 − 10
Standard Practice for
UAS Registration and Marking (Excluding Small Unmanned
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Aircraft Systems)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2851; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2.3 Other Standard:
Annex 7 to the Convention on International Civil Avia-
1.1 This practice prescribes guidelines for the display of
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tion Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks
marks to indicate appropriate UAS registration and ownership
for all Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) except those cat-
3. Terminology
egorized as small UAS (sUAS) by regulatory authorities. The
3.1 No new terminology required. See Terminology F2395
FAA is developing a Special Federal Aviation Regulation
for terminology relating to unmanned aircraft systems.
(SFAR) to define the term small UAS and provide regulations
for these aircraft.
4. Significance and Use
1.2 This practice will allow determination of nationality in
4.1 Aircraft flying in national airspace are required by the
cases where UAS may cross international boundaries.
ICAO Chicago Convention and national regulatory rules to
havevisiblemarkingstodeterminenationalityandregistration.
1.3 This practice does not apply to sUAS. The International
UAS shall comply with these rules, although small UAS will
CivilAviation Organization (ICAO) has left the designation of
have unique rules or exemptions from existing rules due to
sUAS to each state and the states will develop rules and
their small size. This standard is designed to allow UAS to
regulations for sUAS.
comply with these marking requirements in Annex 7 to the
1.4 This practice does not apply to model aircraft.
ConventiononInternationalCivilAviationasamendedbystate
regulatory rules.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4.2 Many ICAO states are assigning UAS to different
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
classes and categories to define the rules UAS must operate
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
under. The ICAO Annex 7 Standards and Recommended
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Practices(SARPS)applytoUASAircraftwiththeexceptionof
small UAS. The classification of what constitutes a small UAS
2. Referenced Documents
(sUAS) has been left to ICAO states and the rules under which
sUAS operate are dictated by each state.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.3 This practice follows ICAO Annex 7 SARPS except in
F2395 Terminology for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
areas where the unique aspects of UAS may not allow
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2.2 Federal Aviation Regulations:
compliance. In these cases, this document will address the
14 CFR 45 Identification and registration marking
issue and recommend the need for an alternate compliance
14 CFR 47 Aircraft registration
method.
5. Location of Nationality, Common, and Registration
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This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F38 on Unmanned
Marks
Aircraft Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F38.01 on
5.1 General—Annex 7 to the Convention on International
Airworthiness.
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2010. Published January 2011. DOI: 10.1520/
Civil Aviation contains the standards and recommended prac-
F2851-10.
tices for the registration and marking of aircraft. Signatures to
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
the Chicago convention must abide by these SARPS unless an
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
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exception is taken for individual states on any part ofAnnex 7. fireproof material of suitable physical properties and shall be
These exceptions can be found in the supplement to Annex 7. secured to the aircraft in a prominent position near the entrance
door. Since UAS may not have an entrance door, it is
5.2 Annex 7 applies to unmanned aircraft systems with the
recommended that the identification plate shall be placed in a
exception o
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