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What Authority to approach to authorize radio control caterpillar to travers flatroof

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  • 22-06-2018 1:24pm
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    5rtytry56
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    The roofs in question could not take personnel.

    The vehicle is a rover type of vehicle with a GoPro camera, and will be used for inspection purposes.
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    BryanF
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    https://www.iaa.ie/general-aviation/drones


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    JonathonS
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    It's not an aircraft so you dont require a licence to operate it, as might be required for a drone.

    Comreg is the licencing authority for radio communications, but your unit will be in the licence-exempt category.


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    5rtytry56
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    Jonathan, if I was "well - healed" enough, I could go out and buy meself an "underwater drone" too. Thanks for posting.


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    Metric Tensor
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    Are you asking if the roof is strong enough to support your radio controlled device?

    If so the engineer who designed the roof is the one to ask.


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    5rtytry56
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    Yes, Metric I am asking the engineer who designed the roof if the unit will not cause undue stress.


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    Metric Tensor
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    It could be quite difficult to track down this Engineer.

    The first step is to look for any "Safety Files" retained by the owner/occupier to see do they give as-built loading information or have a title block giving the Engineer's details.

    Secondly you could ask the building owner who designed it.

    As a last option you could look at the planning file in the local authority for the building - there is no direct reason for that file to have the details of the design engineer but you might get lucky and if not it will have some professional's name on it and you can use their details as a starting point.


    N.B. For recent buildings built under the "BCAR" regime this might get easier in future. Probably no use to you though.


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