New Certificate of Waiver (COW) Process Streamlines Approvals for Public Safety Agencies
A Significant Shift in Regulatory Framework
According to an article by dronelife.com:
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has introduced a groundbreaking update to the regulatory process for Drone as First Responder (DFR) operations. Chief (Ret.) Charles Werner of DRONERESPONDERS has described these changes as the most significant since 2016. The new Certificate of Waiver (COW) process replaces the traditional Certificate of Authorization (COA), simplifying and expediting approvals for public safety agencies utilizing drones in emergency response.
“This new process simplifies and expedites the DFR Waiver approval process and will have the most significance to date and will ultimately increase the number of agencies that start programs exponentially. I estimate in 2 years we will go from 40 DFR Programs today to over a thousand and beyond,” said Werner.
“The two big challenges in DFR were getting a human VO off of the roof (cost and weather prohibitive) and the complexity and time required for approval of the technology needed to do so.”
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