PETALING JAYA: The ecosystem governing the sale and operations of drones, as well as the training of drone operators, is expected to gain more clarity with the issuance of three directives from the Civil Aviation Authority Malaysia (CAAM).
CAAM said that as of March 1, all academies and organisations currently offering training to drone pilots or operators would have to be accredited.
The authority, in a statement yesterday, said all organisations that intend to be recognised as CAAM-approved training organisations would have to comply with its directive called CAD 6011 Part 1, which seeks to regulate organisations offering such training.
It is understood that there are currently a dozen such organisations in Malaysia, with each offering its own curriculum.
These include individual games of tennis, pingpong and badminton, as well as two and four-wheel motorsports.
“We have agreed to allow this for personal fitness and survival of the sports industry, ” said Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob yesterday.
Among the standard operating procedure for gym activities include social distancing of between 1m and 3m for static activities and 3m and 5m for dynamic activities.
Equipment is to be placed 2m apart and disinfected after each user. The use of changing room and shower facilities as well as group classes are not allowed.
For golf, the SOP stipulates only one person per buggy, no sharing of equipment, and caddies are to use face masks and gloves at all times. Club house facilities are off limits.
Published on: Friday, December 18, 2020
By: Malay Mail
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Some of the stranded Malaysians at the Kuching International Airport upon arrival from Papua New Guinea, December 18, 2020. Picture courtesy of Sarawak Ministry of Transport. Photo by Malay Mail
KUCHING: A total of 106 Malaysians landed here last night on a direct flight from Papua New Guinea (PNG) where they had been stranded since October.
The Malaysians consisting of 91 from Sarawak, 10 from Peninsular Malaysia and five from Sabah were immediately placed in quarantine centres in accordance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the state Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) for Covid-19.
Sarawak Minister of Transport Datuk Lee Kim Shin said a Sarawakian in the PNG capital of Port Moresby had contacted him for assistance after their attempts to fly home failed.
Friday, 18 Dec 2020 02:41 PM MYT
BY SULOK TAWIE
Some of the stranded Malaysians at the Kuching International Airport upon arrival from Papua New Guinea, December 18, 2020. Picture courtesy of Sarawak Ministry of Transport. Picture by Sulok Tawie
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KUCHING, Dec 18 A total of 106 Malaysians landed here last night on a direct flight from Papua New Guinea (PNG) where they had been stranded since October.
The Malaysians consisting of 91 from Sarawak, 10 from Peninsular Malaysia and five from Sabah were immediately placed in quarantine centres in accordance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the state Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) for Covid-19.