DRT 343 · 3(3-0-6) · Year/term 1/1

Regulations, Safety, Risk Management and Ethics for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

กฎหมาย ความปลอดภัย การบริหารความเสี่ยง และจริยธรรมสำหรับ UAS

Progress

Notional hours: 135 h (online/self-study 90 · in class/lab 45)

Course description

Thai UAS laws, regulations, registration and authorization; airspace and radio-frequency use; operational limitations; aviation safety; hazard identification; risk analysis and mitigation; Safety Management Systems; emergency management; privacy; ethics and social responsibility.

Thai description

กฎหมาย ข้อบังคับ การขึ้นทะเบียนและอนุญาต ห้วงอากาศและคลื่นความถี่ Operational Limitations, Aviation Safety, Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Mitigation, Safety Management Systems, Emergency Management, Data Protection, Privacy, Ethics และ Social Responsibility

Description source: Curriculum draft (25 Sep 2026)

Course learning outcomes (CLO)

CLO	Outcome	PLO
CLO1	Explain UAS law and safety standards	PLO3PLO6
CLO2	Apply risk management to operations	PLO3
CLO3	Analyse ethical issues of autonomous systems	PLO6

Learning modules

1Aviation law
Weeks 1–3 · 27 hLesson 80 minquiz3 KU

Online (before class) · 18 h

Study the assigned knowledge units in advance, review media and take the module quiz

In class / field · 9 h

Lecture, case discussion and in-class problem solving

Learning evidence: Quiz results and submitted exercises

Open module + quiz

2Permissions
Weeks 4–6 · 27 hLesson 90 minquiz2 KU

Online (before class) · 18 h

Study the assigned knowledge units in advance, review media and take the module quiz

In class / field · 9 h

Lecture, case discussion and in-class problem solving

Learning evidence: Quiz results and submitted exercises

Open module + quiz

3SMS and risk
Weeks 7–9 · 27 hLesson 90 minquiz4 KU

Online (before class) · 18 h

Study the assigned knowledge units in advance, review media and take the module quiz

Safety management systems (SMS)In development
The SORA methodologyIn development
Writing risks and deciding as a teamTH
Evidence-based risk assessmentTH

In class / field · 9 h

Lecture, case discussion and in-class problem solving

Learning evidence: Quiz results and submitted exercises

Open module + quiz

4Human factors
Weeks 10–12 · 27 hLesson 90 minquiz6 KU

Online (before class) · 18 h

Study the assigned knowledge units in advance, review media and take the module quiz

In class / field · 9 h

Lecture, case discussion and in-class problem solving

Learning evidence: Quiz results and submitted exercises

Open module + quiz

5Ethics and the PDPA
Weeks 13–15 · 27 hLesson 90 minquiz2 KU

Online (before class) · 18 h

Study the assigned knowledge units in advance, review media and take the module quiz

Ethics, privacy and the PDPA in drone workIn development
Planning the data lifecycle before drone imagingTH

In class / field · 9 h

Lecture, case discussion and in-class problem solving

Learning evidence: Quiz results and submitted exercises

Open module + quiz

Assessment (draft)

Quizzes and exercises	20%
Midterm examination	30%
Final examination	40%
Participation and discussion	10%

Knowledge domain

D08 Mission planning, flight and simulation D09 Law, safety and risk D11 Artificial intelligence and computer vision D16 Public safety and disasters D18 Management, innovation and professional practice

Key references

สำนักงานการบินพลเรือนแห่งประเทศไทย. (2569). ประกาศ กพท. เรื่อง หลักเกณฑ์และวิธีการในการอนุญาตให้ผู้บังคับหรือปล่อยอากาศยานซึ่งไม่มีนักบิน ประเภทอากาศยานที่ควบคุมการบินจากภายนอก ที่มีน้ำหนักไม่เกิน 25 กิโลกรัม ปฏิบัติแตกต่างไปจากเงื่อนไขที่กำหนด พ.ศ. 2569 (มีผล 17 พฤษภาคม 2569). link
Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems. (2024). JARUS guidelines on Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA), main body, edition 2.5 (JAR-DEL-SRM-SORA-MB-2.5). link
พระราชบัญญัติคุ้มครองข้อมูลส่วนบุคคล พ.ศ. 2562. ราชกิจจานุเบกษา, 136(69 ก), 52–95. link
IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems. (2019). Ethically aligned design (1st ed.). IEEE.