GB 46761-2025 Registration and activation requirements for civil unmanned aircraft English, Anglais, Englisch, Inglés, えいご
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ICS 55.200
CCS H 57
National Standard of the People's Republic of China
GB 46761-2025
Registration and activation requirements for civil unmanned aircraft
民用无人驾驶航空器实名登记和激活要求
Issue date: 2025-10-31 Implementation date: 2026-11-01
Issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China
the Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China
Contents
Preface
1 Scope
2 Normative Reference Documents
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Abbreviations
5. Overall Process of Real Name Registration and Activation
5.1 Overview
5.2 Real-name Registration and Activation Process
5.3 Deactivation and Cancellation Procedures
6 Technical Requirements
6.1 Real-name Registration System
6.2 Producer System
6.3 Civil Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems
6.4 Information Interaction Requirements
7 Test Methods
7.1 Overview
7.2 Pre-test Preparation
7.3 Test Procedures
8 Implementation of Standards
Appendix A (Normative) Data Exchange Interface Requirements Between Producer Systems/Civil Drone Systems and the Real-name Registration System
Appendix B (Informative) Example Requests and Responses for Data Exchange Interface Between Producer Systems/Civil Drone Systems and Real-name Registration Systems
Appendix C (Informative) Encryption Examples of Interface Request Parameters Between Producer Systems/Civil Drone Systems and Real-name Registration Systems
1 Scope
This document establishes the overall process for real - name registration and activation of civil unmanned aircraft, specifies the technical requirements for real - name registration and activation, and describes the corresponding test methods.
This document applies to the management of real - name registration and activation for civil unmanned aircraft (including products produced, sold, and used under the name of “flight toys” or “model aircraft” but with functional and parameter indicators meeting the standards of civil unmanned aircraft) that engage in flight or related activities within China.
This document does not apply to self - powered flight toys and model aircraft, as well as real - name registration and activation management of unmanned aircraft under the jurisdiction of the police, customs, and emergency management departments.
Note 1: Flight toys refer to remote toys with a maximum true flight altitude not exceeding 30 m, a maximum take - off weight less than 0.25 kg, a maximum horizontal flight distance not exceeding 100 m, a maximum flight speed not exceeding 18 km/h, radio transmission devices meeting the requirements for low - power short - range technology, no installation of shooting and control equipment, and全程manual operation for flight.
Note 2: Model aircraft, also known as aviation models, refer to unmanned aircraft with dimensional and weight restrictions, unable to carry people, and without automatic altitude and position - holding flight functions. They include free - flying, line - controlled, direct visual line - of - sight manual uninterrupted remote control, and first - person view manual uninterrupted remote control model aircraft, etc. The technical specifications of model aircraft are: total lift area not exceeding 500 dm², maximum take - off weight not exceeding 25 kg (including fuel and power batteries), piston engine cylinder working volume not exceeding 250 cm³, electric motor power supply no - load voltage not exceeding 72 V, and jet engine thrust not exceeding 250 N.
2 Normative References
The contents of the following documents are incorporated into this document by reference. Where a date is specified, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document. Where no date is specified, the latest version (including all amendments) applies to this document.
GB/T 22239 Information Security Technology - Basic Requirements for Cybersecurity Level Protection
GB/T 38152 Terms for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
3 Terms and Definitions
The terms and definitions defined in GB/T 38152 and the following terms and definitions apply to this document.
3.1
Civil Unmanned Aircraft Owner
A natural person, legal person, or non - legal person organization that has ownership of civil unmanned aircraft, or a natural person, legal person, or non - legal person organization authorized by the former to conduct real - name registration of civil unmanned aircraft in their own name.
3.2
Civil Unmanned Aircraft Manufacturer Information System
An information system used by civil unmanned aircraft producers to manage real - name verification, activation, and deactivation of the civil unmanned aircraft they produce.
3.3
Civil Unmanned Aircraft System
A group of equipment with a civil unmanned aircraft as the main body, equipped with relevant remote controllers/ground stations, required command and control links, and any other components specified in the design, which can complete specific tasks.
Source: GB/T 38152—2019, 2.1.2, with modifications
3.4
Civil Unmanned Aircraft Real - Name Registration Management System
An information system used by the civil aviation authority under the State Council to perform its duties of real - name registration management of civil unmanned aircraft.
3.5
Civil Unmanned Aircraft Activation
The activity of initializing a civil unmanned aircraft to enable its flight capability.
4 Abbreviations
The following abbreviations apply to this document.
SN: Serial Number (Product Serial Number)
TPS: Transactions Per Second
5 Overall Process of Real - Name Registration and Activation
5.1 Overview
Civil unmanned aircraft producers interact with the civil unmanned aircraft real - name registration management system (hereinafter referred to as the “real - name registration system”) through the civil unmanned aircraft producer information system (hereinafter referred to as the “producer system”) or the civil unmanned aircraft system (hereinafter referred to as the “civil drone system”) to complete the activation and deactivation of civil unmanned aircraft (hereinafter referred to as “civil drones”). The interaction between the producer system and the real - name registration system is referred to as Method 1; the interaction between the civil drone system and the real - name registration system is referred to as Method 2.
5.2 Real - Name Registration and Activation Process
5.2.1 Basic Requirements
The owner of civil unmanned aircraft (hereinafter referred to as the “owner”) should complete real - name registration and activation operations before using civil drones. The producer system/civil drone system interacts with the real - name registration system to activate civil drones. The real - name registration and activation processes of Method 1 and
Method 2 should comply with the requirements of 5.2.2 and 5.2.3, respectively.
5.2.2 Method 1
The specific process when using Method 1 should meet the following requirements:
a) Real - Name Registration: The owner completes real - name registration of civil drones in the real - name registration system.
b) Triggering Activation Process: After completing real - name registration, the owner executes the activation operation in the civil drone system to trigger the activation process.
c) Real - Name Status Verification Request: After triggering the activation process, the civil drone system sends a real - name status verification request to the producer system. The producer system initiates a real - name verification request to the real - name registration system to verify the real - name registration status of civil drones.
d) Real - Name Status Feedback: After receiving the request, the real - name registration system returns the real - name registration status of civil drones to the producer system. The status includes normal, canceled, and no record.
e) Activation: The producer system should activate civil drones when the real - name registration status is “normal”.
