Become a BARS Registered RPAS Operator

The annual independent assessment of the safety and operational systems supports safe operations whilst providing services under an RPAS service contract.

Flexibility in the audit scope selection ensures to cover a wide range of challenging operational activities and environments such as BVLOS, offshore or maritime environment, underground or confined spaces, powerline infrastructure inspection or external loads.

RPAS operators have the choice from various BARS registered audit companies with accredited auditors.

Discounted access to the BARS Auditor Accreditation Training for observers, such as operations personnel from RPAS and aircraft operators.

Access to the BARS Program document library through dedicated software application BARSoft as a convenient repository to retrieve program documents.

Observer status to the BARS Technical Advisory Committee, shaping the future of the BARS Program and that of global contracted aviation safety.

Free access to the Building Personal Resilience Program: This initiative provides individuals and teams with industry-specific and evidence-based skills and strategies to help manage their mental health more effectively.

Become a more attractive employer: BARS registered RPAS Operators find it easier to attract highly skilled and safety-oriented personnel, like pilots and other specialists, in an increasingly tight labor market.

Make flying safer for everyone around the globe: Every operator in the program automatically adds to the gathering of accident & incident and audit data in BARSoft. This data is de-identified, so that no conclusion can be drawn back to the company. Then, it is analyzed and the results are returned to the industry in form of safety recommendations and improvements.

Make your company visible to customers as a frontrunner in flight safety: BARS registered RPAS operators can use the BARS logo to distinguish themselves as a company committed to go above and beyond the minimum regulatory requirements.