Raymarine LIGHTHOUSE 3 - 20.4 UAV precautions; No-fly zones

Important:
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20 .4UAVprecautions
OperatingyourUAVoverwaterandlaunchingandretrievingyourUAVonavesselcanbea
significantlydifferentexperiencethanwhenonland.
Thefollowingprecautionsshouldbefollowed:
•Y ouwillneedtobeanexperienced,competentpilotaslaunchingandretrievingtheUAVona
vesselismoredifficultduetoconfinedspaceandvesselmovement/drift.
•OnlylaunchyourUAVincalmwindandtideconditions.Whenattemptingtolaunchorretrieve
yourUAVyourvesselshouldbetravellingatlessthan1knotandyourcaptainshouldbereadyat
thehelmtobackdownormaneuverthevesseltoavoidaccidentalcollisions
•MaintainawarenessofyourUAV’sbatterystatus,remainingflighttime,distancefromyourvessel
andWindandTideconditions.AUAVflyingagainstthewindwillconsumebatterypowermore
rapidlythanwhenflyingdownwindorincalmconditions.Alwaysbudgetsufficientpowerreserves
toensurethesafereturnandretrievalofyourUAV.
•MaintainapermanentwatchofyourUAVwhileinflight.TheUAVpilotorcompetentobserver
mustmaintainawarenessofsurroundingairandmarinetrafficwhiletheUAVisinflight.Thepilot
mustremainreadytotakecontroloftheUAVandmanuallyflyittoavoidinterferingwithother
vesselsoraircraft.
•WhileyourUAV’scontrollerisconnectedtoyourMFDitshouldbepositionedsothatitmaintains
lineofsightwithyourairborneUAV.Ifthecontrollerisnothandheldthenitmustbesecuredto
preventitbecomingdisconnectedfromyourMFDandtopreventunintentionalbuttonpresses.
No-flyzones
ItisillegaltoflyyourUAVinno-flyzones.Noflyzonesinclude:
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