Direction to Restrict the Operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft in the Cayman Islands

Published Feburary 2016

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands, under the provisions contained in Articles 4 and 6 of the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2013 [AN(OT)O 2013], has issued a Direction to restrict the use of small unmanned aircraft in the vicinity of Owen Roberts International Airport, Charles Kirkconnell International Airport and Edward Bodden Aerodrome to mitigate the risk of collision between manned and unmanned aircraft. In addition, the same Direction establishes a restricted zone around HM Prison Northward to improve the security of its perimeter. The Direction comes into force on 1st February 2016.

Small Unmanned Aircraft (SUA) or Small Unmanned Surveillance Aircraft (SUSA) are terms used in the AN(OT)O 2013 to describe what are more popularly known as Drones, UAVs, quadcopters and similar small u