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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)
§ 171.205
(1) A description of the facility and
evidence that the equipment meets the
performance requirements of § 171.207
and is installed in accordance with
§ 171.209.
(2) A proposed procedure for oper-
ating the facility.
(3) A proposed maintenance organiza-
tion and a maintenance manual that
meets the requirements of § 171.211.
(4) A statement of intent to meet the
requirement of this subpart.
(5) A showing that the facility has an
acceptable level of operational reli-
ability, and an acceptable standard of
performance. Previous equivalent oper-
ational experience may be shown to
comply with this subparagraph.
(b) After the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration inspects and evaluates
the facility, it advises the owner of the
results and of any required changes in
the facility or the maintenance manual
or maintenance organization. The
owner shall then correct the defi-
ciencies, if any, and operate the facil-
ity for an in-service evaluation by the
Federal Aviation Administration.
§ 171.205 Minimum requirements for
approval.
(a) The following are the minimum
requirements that must be met before
the Federal Aviation Administration
will approve an IFR procedure which
incorporates the use of a non-Federal
VHF marker beacon facility under this
subpart:
(1) The facility’s performances, as de-
termined by air and ground inspection,
must meet the requirements of
§ 171.207.
(2) The installation of the equipment
must meet the requirements of
§ 171.209.
(3) The owner must agree to operate
and maintain the facility in accord-
ance with § 171.211.
(4) The owner must agree to furnish
periodic reports, as set forth in
§ 171.213, and agree to allow the Federal
Aviation Administration to inspect the
facility and its operation whenever
necessary.
(5) The owner must assure the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration that he
will not withdraw the facility from
service without the permission of the
Federal Aviation Administration.
(6) The owner must bear all costs of
meeting the requirements of this sec-
tion and of any flight or ground inspec-
tions made before the facility is com-
missioned, except that the Federal
Aviation Administration may bear cer-
tain of these costs subject to budgetary
limitations and policy established by
the Administrator.
(b) If the applicant for approval
meets the requirements of paragraph
(a) of this section, the Federal Aviation
Administration commissions the facil-
ity as a prerequisite to its approval for
use in an IFR procedure. The approval
is withdrawn at any time the facility
does not continue to meet those re-
quirements.
§ 171.207 Performance requirements.
(a) VHF Marker Beacons must meet
the performance requirements set forth
in the ‘‘International Standards and
Recommended Practices, Aeronautical
Telecommunications, Part I, para-
graphs 3.1.6 and 3.6.’’ (Annex 10 to the
Convention on International Civil
Aviation) except those portions that
pertain to identification. Identification
of a marker beacon (75 MHz) must be in
accordance with ‘‘U.S. Standard Flight
Inspection Manual,’’ § 219.
(b) The facility must perform in ac-
cordance with recognized and accepted
good electronic engineering practices
for the desired service. The facility
must be checked periodically during
the in-service test evaluation period
for calibration and stability. These
tests and ground tests of the marker
radiation characteristics must be con-
ducted in accordance with the mainte-
nance manual required by § 171.211(b).
(c) It must be shown during ground
inspection of the design features of the
equipment that there will not be condi-
tions that will allow unsafe operations
because of component failure or dete-
rioration.
(d) Flight inspection to determine
the adequacy of the facility’s oper-
ational performance and compliance
with applicable ‘‘Standards and Rec-
ommended Practices’’ are conducted in
accordance with the ‘‘U.S. Standard
Flight Inspection Manual.’’ The origi-
nal test is made by the Federal Avia-
tion Administration and later tests
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§ 171.211
must be made under arrangements, sat-
isfactory to the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, that are made by the
owner.
§ 171.209 Installation requirements.
(a) The facility must be installed ac-
cording to accepted good engineering
practices, applicable electric and safe-
ty codes, and Federal Communications
Commission requirements.
(b) The facility must have a reliable
source of suitable primary power.
(c) Dual transmitting equipment may
be required, if applicable, to support
certain IFR procedures.
(d) At facilities within or imme-
diately adjacent to controlled airspace
and that are intended for use as instru-
ment approach aids for an airport,
there must be ground-air communica-
tions or reliable communications (at
least a landline telephone) from the
airport to the nearest Federal Aviation
Administration air traffic control or
communication facility. Compliance
with this paragraph need not be shown
at airports where an adjacent Federal
Aviation Administration facility can
communicate with aircraft on the
ground at the airport and during the
entire proposed instrument approach
procedure. In addition, at low traffic
density airports within or immediately
adjacent to controlled airspace, and
where extensive delays are not a fac-
tor, the requirements of this paragraph
may be reduced to reliable communica-
tions (at least a landline telephone)
from the airport to the nearest Federal
Aviation Administration air traffic
control or communications facility, if
an adjacent Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration facility can communicate with
aircraft during the proposed instru-
ment approach procedure, at least
down to the minimum en route alti-
tude for the controlled airspace area.
[Doc. No. 10116, 35 FR 12716, Aug. 11, 1970, as
amended by Amdt. 171–16, 56 FR 65665, Dec.
17, 1991]
§ 171.211 Maintenance and operations
requirements.
(a) The owner of the facility shall es-
tablish an adequate maintenance sys-
tem and provide qualified maintenance
personnel to maintain the facility at
the level attained at the time it was
commissioned. Each person who main-
tains a facility shall meet at a min-
imum the Federal Communications
Commission’s licensing requirements
and show that he has the special
knowledge and skills needed to main-
tain the facility, including proficiency
in maintenance procedures and the use
of specialized test equipment.
(b) The owner must prepare, and ob-
tain approval of, and each person who
operates or maintains the facility shall
comply with, an operations and main-
tenance manual that sets forth proce-
dures for operations, preventive main-
tenance, and emergency maintenance,
including instructions on each of the
following:
(1) Physical security of the facility.
(2) Maintenance and operations by
authorized persons only.
(3) Federal Communications Commis-
sion’s requirements for operating and
maintenance personnel.
(4) Posting of licenses and signs.
(5) Relations between the facility and
Federal Aviation Administration air
traffic control facilities, with a de-
scription of the boundaries of con-
trolled airspace over or near the facil-
ity, instructions for relaying air traffic
control instructions and information
(if applicable).
(6) Notice to the Administrator of
any suspension of service.
(7) Detailed arrangements for main-
tenance, flight inspection, and serv-
icing, stating the frequency of serv-
icing.
(8) Keeping of station logs and other
technical reports, and the submission
of reports required by § 171.213.
(9) Monitoring of the facility, at least
once each half hour, to assure contin-
uous operation.
(10) Inspections by U.S. personnel.
(11) Names, addresses, and telephone
numbers of persons to be notified in an
emergency.
(12) Shutdowns for routine mainte-
nance and issue of ‘‘Notices to Airmen’’
for routine or emergency shutdowns
(private use facilities may omit the
‘‘Notice to Airmen’’).
(13) Commissioning of the facility.
(14) An acceptable procedure for
amending or revising the manual.
(15) The following information con-
cerning the facility: