Part A
Introduction 1. Contents
This document lists the general policies and guidelines the SFMP project will follow when operating a UAV for aerial image collection. For specific information on UAV operation, refer to
the UAV user manual contained in Appendix 2.
2. Introductory Statement
Advances in technology have made Unmanned Aerial Vehicles UAVs, and the imagery they capture, a valuable tool for environmental research and scientific analysis. With a wide array of
sensors currently available, systems can be tailored to specific needs including localized base mapping, elevation modeling, vegetation analysis or health, wetland delineation and coastal
monitoring. All SFMP UAV operations will abide by the guidelines contained in this manual, and operators
will ensure that all proper permissions Federal, local, and landowner have been obtained prior to flight.
3. Definitions
AGL – Above Ground Level AP – Auxiliary Pilot
CoP – Chief of Party GCAA – Ghana Civil Aviation Authority
OM – Operations Manual OPAREA – Operating Area
PIC – Pilot in Command SFMP – USAIDGhana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project
SUA or UAV – Small Unmanned Aircraft or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle VLOS – Visual Line of Sight
VO – Visual Observer
4. Document Control
Current OM Version- 1.0; December, 2015
Organization 5. Organization Structure
On October 21, 2014, USAIDGhana awarded the Coastal Resources Center CRC at the University of Rhode Island URI a cooperative agreement AID-641-A-15-00001 to implement
the USAIDGhana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project SFMP.
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URI leads a team of core implementing partners including Friends of the Nation, Hen Mpoano, SNV Ghana Netherlands Development Organization, the Central Western Fish Mongers
Improvement Association in GhanaCEWEFIA, Daasgift Quality Foundation and Development Action Association DAA. Technical supporting partners include, SSG Advisors and Spatial
Solutions. Key government project beneficiaries and partners are The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development MOFAD and the Fisheries Commission FC, the University of Cape
Coast and the Department of Town and Country Planning TCPD in the Central and Western Regions.
Project Contact Information: USAIDGhanaSustainable Fisheries Management Project SFMP, 10 Obodai St., Mempeasem, East Legon, Accra, Ghana
6. Nominated Personnel
