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Emiratos Árabes Unidos: normas de drones para inspección

Los EAU regulan los drones bajo el Federal Decree-Law 26 de 2022 y los reglamentos UAS de la GCAA (CAR-UAC para uso comercial y gubernamental, CAR-UAR para recreo, y otros). Todo dron debe registrarse antes de volar, los operadores necesitan un certificado de seguridad y la tripulación certificados de cualificación. El vuelo no autorizado en áreas restringidas o prohibidas puede acarrear de 6 meses a 5 años de prisión o multas de hasta AED 1 millón, por lo que la aprobación de la autoridad de seguridad es central en la inspección cerca de infraestructuras críticas. Tras la suspensión de los vuelos individuales en 2022, las operaciones se reanudaron para empresas y organismos públicos el 25 de noviembre de 2024 a través de la plataforma UAE Drones, con Remote ID obligatorio, y el vuelo recreativo se reanudó con condiciones en 2025. La CAR comercial detallada no pudo recuperarse y no está verificada.

Verificado con fuentes oficiales

Los campos se registran en el idioma de las notas de investigación.

Autoridadアラブ首長国連邦民間航空総局 (GCAA)、首長国ごとの航空当局（ドバイDCAA等）、内務省 / General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA); emirate-level 'competent authorities' such as the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA); Ministry of Interior (flight-ban and resumption decisions)
Marco principalFederal Decree-Law No. 26 of 2022 regulating the civil use of drones (issued 26 September 2022, in force three months after publication), plus GCAA Civil Aviation Regulations on UAS: CAR-UAC (commercial and governmental operations, Issue 02), CAR-UAR (recreational flights, Issue 04), CAR-UA-ATO (training organisations), CAR-UAD (demonstrations) and CAR-UAEV (events). The CAR texts could not be read because the proxy rejects their URLs as too long. Their content is therefore not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22.
RegistroUnder Decree-Law 26/2022 Art. 7, every drone must be registered before it is operated and must show its registration number or identifier, and operating an unregistered drone is an offence. The GCAA keeps a unified national register. Emirate-level competent authorities issue registrations and permits and feed data into it. Registration is done through the national UAE Drones platform/app (drones.gov.ae).
Remote IDWhen operations resumed for companies and government bodies (from 25 November 2024), drones had to have a remote identification broadcast system, and a tracking device could be requested from e& (Etisalat) where one was missing (Aletihad report of the Ministry of Interior announcement).
Licencia de pilotoDecree-Law 26/2022 requires operators to hold a safety certificate before operating (Art. 11) and requires operators, pilots, observers and crew to hold qualification certificates (Art. 4). Training needs a licence or permit. The exact certificate types and requirements in CAR-UAC and CAR-UA-ATO were not read (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22).
Categorías de riesgoThe Decree-Law allows commercial, service, research, recreational and government public-service uses (Art. 6), with separate GCAA CARs for commercial/governmental, recreational, demonstration and event operations. Any risk-category scheme inside CAR-UAC was not read (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22).
BVLOS(not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22)
Nocturno y sobre personasOperators must keep safe distances from people, property and aircraft (Decree-Law Art. 10). Recreational flying since the 2025 easing is reported as daylight-only and within line of sight, at or below 400 ft, in green zones only (Gulf News report; not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22). Commercial night and over-people rules were not checked (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22).
Cerca de estructurasThe GCAA defines approved, restricted and prohibited areas and permitted heights. Flying in or over restricted or prohibited areas without authorisation is banned. Government entities and companies may be allowed to operate there for public-interest purposes with security-authority approval (Arts. 8-9). Unauthorised operation in such areas can bring 6 months to 5 years in prison and/or a fine of AED 50,000-1,000,000 (Art. 18). For inspection near critical infrastructure, permission from the security authorities is therefore central. Recreational users are reported to be barred from flying near public or private property and within 5 km of airports, heliports and airfields (Gulf News; not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22).
Interior y confinado(not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22)
Imágenes y privacidadBreaching privacy with a drone is an offence under Decree-Law 26/2022 Art. 16 (fine AED 50,000-500,000). Federal Decree-Law 45/2021 on personal data protection also applies (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22).
Cambios recientesCivilian drone flights by individuals were suspended in January 2022 (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22). Phase one of the resumption began on 25 November 2024 (Ministry of Interior with GCAA and NCEMA): the UAE Drones platform opened to companies, government bodies and research, testing or exhibition entities, which apply for operational permits through the app. A later phase let individuals fly recreationally again under conditions: registration, drones of 5 kg or less, green zones, daylight, VLOS, ≤400 ft. Gulf News gives the start date as 7 January 2025, while other reports point to April-May 2025, so the exact date is not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22. Dubai-specific rules were not checked.

Si el mismo vuelo incluye también filmación, la guía Aerial trata normas y fuentes para filmar con drones en Emiratos Árabes Unidos.

Para las normas generales de vuelo, no solo para inspección, véase las normas clave sobre drones en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos.

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Fuentes comprobadas: 2026-10-22