Course in Coverage for Drones and UAS in Mobility
Online 300 h course in coverage for drones and UAS in mobility. 6 modules covering Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 (operation of UAS), Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 (unmanned aircraft systems) and DJI FlightHub. Assigned tutor and open enrolment.
Course in Coverage for Drones and UAS in Mobility — studying from South Africa
South Africa has one of the more developed insurance and financial services sectors on the continent, with major insurers and reinsurers headquartered in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Actuarial and risk analysis skills are in demand for pricing, reserving and risk management. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority and the Prudential Authority regulate the sector, and insurers rely on data-driven models to meet capital and solvency requirements. Engineers with statistics and data skills are increasingly recruited into these roles.
Fees for South Africa: R 8 340 (South African rand), with instalments and employer sponsorship available.
Relevant bodies in South Africa
Typical roles
Questions from South Africa
Will a SEIUM qualification be recognised by the professional bodies in South Africa for this area?
SEIUM qualifications are private qualifications, not official state degrees, and they are not accredited by any South African body. Actuarial work in South Africa is overseen by the Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA), whose professional credentials follow their own examination and regulatory routes. Recognition of a SEIUM qualification is decided by employers or the relevant body, so verify this directly with them before enrolling.
How might this qualification be used by employers in South Africa in insurance and risk roles?
Insurers, banks and risk consultancies look for strong data, modelling and risk skills. A private qualification may support your profile, particularly alongside relevant experience, but it will not replace formal professional credentials where these are required. Whether a particular employer values it is up to them, so it is worth asking hiring managers in your target field how they would view it.
Can I study this programme alongside full-time work from South Africa, and is there a time zone or language issue?
Yes, the programme is delivered fully online and in English, so no student visa is needed to study from home. Master's programmes require 1,900 hours, postgraduate diplomas 800 hours and specialist courses 300 hours. Each student is assigned a technical tutor, fees can be paid in instalments, and employer sponsorship is possible. Ask SEIUM about the time-zone and weekly workload expectations before committing.
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What you will be able to do
Identify the specific risks of operations without a pilot on board.
Interpret the European and Spanish legal framework for UAS and compulsory insurance.
Assess operational risk using the SORA methodology.
Design drone products and underwriting criteria.
Manage UAS claims and their evidence.
Propose prevention measures for operators.
Develop an integrating project for a UAS insurance product.
Who it's for
- Drone insurance underwriter who wishes to specialise in coverage for drones and UAS in mobility.
- UAS operator who wishes to specialise in coverage for drones and UAS in mobility.
- Aeronautical risk manager who wishes to specialise in coverage for drones and UAS in mobility.
- UAS claims loss adjuster who wishes to specialise in coverage for drones and UAS in mobility.
- Aeronautical regulatory consultant who wishes to specialise in coverage for drones and UAS in mobility.
- Aviation insurance product manager who wishes to specialise in coverage for drones and UAS in mobility.
- Graduates in engineering or science seeking to enter aviation insurance.
What you'll work with
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 (operation of UAS)
- Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 (unmanned aircraft systems)
- Regulation (EC) 785/2004 (insurance requirements for air operators)
- Royal Decree 517/2024 (legal regime for civil UAS)
- Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 (common rules in civil aviation, EASA)
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/664 (U-space)
- SORA (JARUS risk assessment methodology)
6 modules · 300 h
1.1Operating categories and the European regulatory framework1.2Classes of unmanned aircraft and their limits1.3Operations in urban areas and over gatherings of people1.4Third-party risk on the ground and risk in the air1.5Incident statistics and most frequent causes1.6Operator and aircraft registration1.7Competences required of the remote pilot1.8Geographic zones and restricted airspace1.9Sector vocabulary for underwriters1.10Exercise: classify five operations by their risk
2.1Civil aviation liability and its transfer to drones2.2Compulsory insurance and limits by mass2.3Damage to third parties, to cargo and to the aircraft itself2.4Cross-border operations and mutual recognition2.5Operational authorisations and their effect on the policy2.6Data protection and image capture2.7Manufacturer and operator liability2.8Subcontracting of flights and chain of liability2.9Common claims and emerging case law2.10Practice: reviewing an operator's actual coverage
3.1Methodology for assessing operational risk3.2Operational volume and buffer zones3.3Technical mitigations: parachutes, geofencing and redundancy3.4Operational mitigations: procedures and support personnel3.5Command and control link and what happens when it is lost3.6Meteorology and wind limits3.7Aircraft maintenance and flight-hour logging3.8Pilot training and real experience3.9Operator history and safety culture3.10Practice: assessing a complex operation
4.1Minimum information needed to obtain a quote4.2Coverages: third-party liability, hull, payload and data loss4.3Per-operation, per-flight-hour or annual insurance4.4Drone fleets and operators with many pilots4.5Excesses and limits per claim and per year4.6Reasonable exclusions and exclusions that empty the policy4.7Pricing and variables with real predictive power4.8Coverages for delivery and urban air mobility4.9Reinsurance and accumulation control4.10Practice: quoting an infrastructure inspection operator
5.1Notification and preservation of the crashed aircraft5.2Downloading flight logs and their analysis5.3Damage assessment and valuation5.4Incident investigation and the bodies involved5.5Injuries to third parties and property damage5.6Fraud and simulation in drone claims5.7Recovery against manufacturer or supplier5.8Prevention programmes agreed with the operator5.9Portfolio monitoring indicators5.10Practice: analysing a flight log after an accident
6.1Choosing the operator segment6.2Segment risk analysis6.3Underwriting policy6.4Product and terms design6.5Pricing model6.6Claims procedure6.7Prevention programme6.8Forward-looking technical account6.9Project report6.10Defence of the work
How you'll learn
100 % online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. No fixed timetable: students progress at their own pace within the intake, which makes it possible to combine with work.
Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is DJI FlightHub, QGIS, advanced Excel, Power BI, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Case studies are based on real SORA assessment procedures for specific operations, drone fleet underwriting and UAS claims analysis. Assessment is continuous per module plus the final integrating project.
Build it end to end
Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.
Identify the specific risks of operations without a pilot on board.
Interpret the European and Spanish legal framework for UAS and compulsory insurance.
Assess operational risk using the SORA methodology.
Design drone products and underwriting criteria.
Manage UAS claims and their evidence.
Where this takes you
Requirements
- No prior degree is required.
- Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
- Sufficient Spanish to follow technical regulatory reading.
Ready to start?
Send your application today. Our admissions team replies within 72 hours with your study plan and funding options.
Frequently asked questions
The programme consists of 300 hours in total, spread over 3 to 5 months. That is between 10 and 15 hours a week on average, compatible with full-time work.
You will work with DJI FlightHub, QGIS, advanced Excel and Power BI. Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor indicates the free alternative where one exists.
An in-house SEIUM diploma upon passing the continuous assessment and the integrating project. It is in-house training, not an official Ministry qualification.
Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area are recognised in the higher programme. Check the recognition policy when you enrol.
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