Compliance & record-keeping

How Dock Pulse supports UK CAA, FAA and EASA maintenance record-keeping

Every drone regulator expects the same three things of a dock operator: maintain your aircraft and dock per the manufacturer's instructions, keep records that prove you did, and be able to produce them on request. None of them mandate a particular log format — so Dock Pulse keeps an airworthiness-grade maintenance record built around what all three expect, and exports it cleanly for an auditor, insurer or buyer.

Important: Dock Pulse helps you keep good records — it does not, by itself, make you compliant. Your own Operations Manual, operational authorisations and a competent person remain responsible for that. We are not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any aviation regulator or DJI.

United Kingdom — CAA

UK drone operations are governed by CAP 722, and for the Specific category by your Operating Safety Case / Operations Manual (CAP 722A), which defines how you record maintenance, flights and incidents. Dock Pulse keeps the per-dock service logbook, flight history and safety-event record your Operations Manual refers to — all exportable.

United States — FAA

Under 14 CFR Part 107 (with guidance in AC 107-2A), you maintain the aircraft per the manufacturer's instructions and keep records — including battery records — that you produce on request; for Part 135 dock operations the bar is higher. Dock Pulse logs maintenance, parts, time-in-service, battery condition and the person who returned the dock to service.

Europe — EASA

Under Regulation (EU) 2019/947, a Specific-category operator's Operations Manual must include a maintenance programme, and a technical logbook of maintenance records is expected. Dock Pulse provides that logbook, with the manufacturer-referenced schedule ready to pre-load.

What a Dock Pulse maintenance record captures

• Date, work performed, reason (scheduled / unscheduled / defect) and outcome
• Time in service — flights and flight-hours at the work, computed automatically from the flight log
• Parts fitted, with removed and installed serial numbers
• Reference to the manufacturer manual section, service bulletin or airworthiness directive
• Who performed the work and a returned-to-service confirmation
• Attachments — photos, certificates, invoices — and a one-click printable logbook
• The manufacturer's recommended schedule (e.g. DJI Dock 3: routine service every 6 months, propeller replacement every 12 months / 500 flight hours) ready to load

Maintenance lives on each dock's Maintenance tab; records are append-only and timestamped. Start a free trial to keep your fleet's records in one place.

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