Dropping or spraying from an aircraft in flight

Dropping or spraying from an aircraft in flight 

Applicable legislation:

• Commission Regulation (EC) 923/2012 laying down the common rules of the air and operational provisions regarding services and procedures in air navigation (SERA)
• Regulation on the Rules of the Air (OG 93/26) 

Aircraft operators from EU Member States, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland 

A commercial dropping or spraying operation from an aircraft in flight that is likely to endanger the health and/or safety of persons or property on the ground or water is considered a high-risk operation in the Republic of Croatia.

Therefore, aircraft operators must obtain authorization for cross-border high-risk commercial specialized operations (HR COM SPO) from their competent aviation authority.

Detailed information can be found on the page: High risk commercial specialised operations (HR COM SPO) 

Third-country aircraft operators 

Third-country aircraft operators may perform dropping or spraying operations from an aircraft in flight only with approval from the Agency. 

The application for approval is submitted by the aircraft operator using the aerial work approval form FAO-FRM-004.

More information on the procedure can be found at the following link: Aerial work operations of foreign aircraft operators