Can the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism completely escape from the "toy"?What is the place where the educational posture to accelerate?

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The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism also supports technical certification

Drone (image: Photo AC)

　What is the general image of a drone? Probably most people think of "aerial photography". At present, drones are indispensable to reflect the scenic scenic scenery and nature. [Reference materials] Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Aviation Bureau "About new systems to ensure the safety of drone flights." Despite the growing recognition, it is still a business or hobby. On the other hand, it is not the case that it is only a very narrow world. There are already high schools and universities where you can acquire drone pilot qualifications at the educational setting. For example, a drone course was held for students in FY2018 at the Daiko Seiryu High School (Daiko -cho), located in the northern region of the prefecture in western Ibaraki Prefecture. In November 2021, all examinees passed the drone manner qualification "Rotating wing 3rd grade" certified by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. There are movements that aim for drone courses and acquisitions in specialized departments, especially in high schools with agriculture and forestry. Since the region faces the declining birthrate and aging population of the local community, drones -using crop management is realistic, and experts are urgently needed. If you search on the Internet, you will find a wide variety of "drone schools". There are also universities that hold drone pilot courses, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's unmanned aircraft operators include five -year universities. One of them, Hideaki University (Yachiyo City, Chiba Prefecture), can obtain a technical certificate of unmanned aircraft pilot and pesticide spray drone operators. The qualifications that can be obtained in education are often the future of business, and many of them become weapons in employment examinations, which means that drone pilot qualifications have been added.

The national license system is scheduled to start this year

Hideaki University in Yachiyo City, Chiba Prefecture (image: Photo AC)

　Legal development is being performed in a step for the use of drones as next -generation mobility. From December 2015, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is required to fly a drone over the airport -a height of 150m or more -If you want to fly a drone over a densely populated area of ​​a house. Therefore, if you obtain a unique license or certificate by multiple private organizations, the era of all things will end soon. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Aviation Bureau announced in December 2020 a new system to ensure the safety of drone flights. The handling of licenses will be stricter for the realization of visual flights (level 4) in a manned land, and will be a national qualification like a normal car license in FY2022. The assumed level 4 "No assistant in the manned zone (upper third party) without assistant visual flight" requires a first -class qualification. In the new system, the strict rules of "acquisition of aircraft authentication, pilot license (first qualification) and permission / approval for each flight (confirmation of operation management system, etc.)" (excerpt from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism materials). There must be. In addition, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will also be able to implement test affairs by a private exam organization designated by the country, and if a private training institution has been completed by a private training institution that has been registered in the country, the exam. It is a direction that stipulates that part or everything is exempt.

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