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Émirats arabes unis: règles applicables aux drones d’inspection

Les Émirats arabes unis réglementent les drones par le décret-loi fédéral n° 26 de 2022 et les règlements UAS de la GCAA (CAR-UAC pour l’usage commercial et gouvernemental, CAR-UAR pour le loisir, entre autres). Chaque drone doit être enregistré avant le vol, les exploitants doivent détenir un certificat de sécurité et les équipages des certificats de qualification. Un vol non autorisé dans des zones réglementées ou interdites peut entraîner de 6 mois à 5 ans d’emprisonnement ou des amendes allant jusqu’à 1 million d’AED ; l’approbation des autorités de sécurité est donc centrale pour l’inspection près des infrastructures critiques. Après la suspension des vols individuels en 2022, les opérations ont repris pour les entreprises et les organismes publics le 25 novembre 2024 via la plateforme UAE Drones, avec Remote ID obligatoire, et le vol de loisir a repris sous conditions en 2025. Le CAR commercial détaillé n’a pas pu être consulté et n’est pas vérifié.

Vérifié auprès des sources officielles

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Autorité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)
Cadre 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.
ImmatriculationUnder 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).
Identification à distanceWhen 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).
Licence de télépiloteDecree-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).
Catégories de risqueThe 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)
Nuit et survol de personnesOperators 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).
Près des ouvragesThe 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).
Intérieur et confiné(not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22)
Images et vie privéeBreaching 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).
Changements récentsCivilian 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 le même vol comporte aussi du tournage, le guide Aerial couvre règles et sources pour filmer par drone aux Émirats arabes unis.

Pour les règles de vol générales, et pas seulement pour l’inspection, voir les principales règles sur les drones aux Émirats arabes unis.

Sources

Sources vérifiées: 2026-10-22