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Technical Note 156 Use of Remote Piloted Aerial System (RPAS) September 2016 Copyright http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/ © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads) 2016 Feedback: Please send your feedback regarding this document to: [email protected] Technical Note, Transport and Main Roads, September 2016 TN156 Use of Remote Piloted Aerial System (RPAS) 1 Use of Remote Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) 1.1 Summary This Technical Note has been prepared to communicate the use of Remote Controlled Pilot System (RPAS) or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in Transport and Main Roads. Its use is increasing but before employing this type of technology in a project, minimum requirements need to be addressed. Currently the department makes use of aerial platforms, this smaller vehicle is another system to capture imagery and terrain information for Transport and Main Roads projects. Targeted Audience: • Project Managers • Surveyors • Major Projects • Road Designers • RoadTek • Geotechnical Engineers, and • Structural Engineers 1.2 Background An RPAS is a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System. It can be referred to as Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). It is an aircraft without a pilot. These systems commonly contain a camera or video camera, Airborne LiDAR Scanned, inertial management unit (IMU), GNSS, camera stabilisation mount or gimbal. These systems are normally controlled by a ground based pilot, within visual line of sight. They operate under real time or pre-programmed flight path and can be multi-rotor or fixed wing. These systems are highly portable, with the ability to be hand-launched. 1.3 Minimum requirements for WH&S • Fully documented risk assessment by the RPAS operator. The operator shall abide by TMR’s Workplace Health & Safety Policies (WHS). The Contractor shall supply a Work Method Statement, Safety Management Plan. A White Card (by RPAS pilot) and MUTCD level two certificate is required. • 1.4 Measures of how line of sight will be maintained on specific project shall be discussed. Minimum requirements for Contracts • The contract documentation is to ensure that all information collected, remains the intellectual property (IP) of Transport and Main Roads. • Only RPAS contractors with Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) approvals shall be used. The pilot of a RPAS shall have a current CASA issued Controllers Certificate and current UAS Technical Note, Transport and Main Roads, September 2016 1 TN156 Use of Remote Piloted Aerial System (RPAS) Operator Certificate (UOC). The link below is regularly updated and shall be checked before offer is accepted. https://www.casa.gov.au/uas-operator-certificate-holders?WCMS%3ASTANDARD%3A%3Apc=PC_100959 1.5 Minimum insurance requirements for Construction Projects • Public and Product Liability with a $20m limit of liability. • Professional Indemnity with a $10m limit of liability on projects value over $50,000. This can be reduced to $1m for Minor Works Contract. • Principal Arranged Insurance (PAI) program covers liability associated with RPAS used for construction projects. Outside construction projects, will have to use QGIF (Queensland Government Insurance Funds). 1.6 Minimum requirements of RPAS equipment • Ensure that all deliverables can be converted to standard data formats without loss of functionality or integrity. • Ensure that any imagery captured is georeferenced to Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94). • A minimum 12-megapixel camera to be used. If video recording is to be used, minimum capacity to meet 1080p. • Set up shall include gimbal (gyro-stabilised mount for camera). • Automatic landing. • Flight trajectories and landing areas to be delivered to Project Manager prior to commencement of project. • No sound recordings are permitted as part of the image and data capture process. • To avoid privacy issues, the images captured shall have the ability to pixelate details, like faces of people and registration licence plates. 2 Contacts and deliverables Advice should be sought from the Geospatial Technologies or Regional GIS/Survey Manager. Contact phone numbers are listed below. Table 2 – Surveying contact phone numbers Name Phone Principal Surveyor - Geospatial Technologies Neville Janssen 3066 2052 MTR- Principal Advisor Dave Zannes 3066 6752 NCR – Principal Advisor (GIS/Survey) Brendan Henry 5451 7050 SCR – Principal Advisor (Geospatial Info) Alan Wong 5563 6550 DSW – Senior Surveyor Phil Lindenmayer 4639 0627 CQLD – Principal Surveyor Zlatan Prusac 4963 5330 NQLD - Principal Advisor (GIS/Surveys) Mike Harvey 4045 7133 NQLD- Principal Surveyor Dave Dance 4421 8777 Technical Note, Transport and Main Roads, September 2016 2