Delta Drone International Limited (ASX: DLT) has secured the BARS Registration in its Rocketmine Australia and Rocketmine South Africa operations.
Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) is an internationally recognised safety audit program run by the Flight Safety Foundation. It covers all flight and operational aspects of an aviation company – including flight operations, maintenance handling, personnel, aircraft and quality and safety systems. DLT has received the ‘green’ status for the ‘Comprehensive’ registration stream, and includes Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone data capture activities for the company.
DLT’s BARS registration is the culmination of the design and implementation of recognised procedures, processes and controls in aviation within the company. The Registration was awarded following an audit process (ISO9001 certified).
The BAR Standard is increasingly being adopted, and is a prerequisite verification, required by large mining and oil & gas operators of their service providers, particularly by tier-1 and tier-2 operators. BARS was recently extended to cover unmanned aviation (known as Remotely Piloted Aircraft System or RPAS) in addition to pre-existing manned aviation.
“We are now hitting the peak of our offering,” DLT CEO, Christopher Clark, said.
“Our safety management systems, which have been developed and matured over a decade, have now been tested against one of the highest aviation standards in the world. This registration is highly regarded when bidding for new contracts as well when renewing existing customer contracts.
“This achievement is more than just a certificate, it is a validation of Rocketmine’s highly developed and effective safety culture. With drones becoming increasingly prominent in the skies, it is imperative that operators do everything in their power to minimise risk.”
