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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 65.31 

(b) [Reserved] 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0237; Amdt. No. 65–63, 
87 FR 31414, May 24, 2022] 

Subpart B—Air Traffic Control 

Tower Operators 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. 10193, 35 FR 12326, Aug. 

1, 1970, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 65.31

Required credentials, certifi-

cates, and ratings or qualifications. 

No person may act as an air traffic 

control tower operator at an air traffic 
control tower in connection with civil 
aircraft unless he or she— 

(a) Holds an FAA Credential with a 

tower rating or an air traffic control 
tower operator certificate issued under 
this subpart; 

(b) Holds a facility rating for that 

control tower issued under this sub-
part, or has qualified for the operating 
position at which he or she acts and is 
under the supervision of the holder of a 
facility rating for that control tower; 
and 

(c) Except for a person employed by 

the FAA or employed by, or on active 
duty with, the Department of the Air 
Force, Army, or Navy or the Coast 
Guard, holds at least a second-class 
medical certificate issued under part 67 
of this chapter. 

[Doc. No. 10193, 35 FR 12326, Aug. 1, 1970, as 
amended by Amdt. 65–25, 45 FR 18911, Mar. 24, 
1980; Amdt. 65–31, 52 FR 17518, May 8, 1987; 
Amdt. 65–56, 79 FR 74611, Dec. 16, 2014] 

§ 65.33

Eligibility requirements: Gen-

eral. 

To be eligible for an air traffic con-

trol tower operator certificate a person 
must— 

(a) Be at least 18 years of age; 
(b) Be of good moral character; 
(c) Be able to read, write, and under-

stand the English language and speak 
it without accent or impediment of 
speech that would interfere with two- 
way radio conversation; 

(d) Except for a person employed by 

the FAA or employed by, or on active 
duty with, the Department of the Air 
Force, Army, or Navy or the Coast 
Guard, hold at least a second-class 
medical certificate issued under part 67 
of this chapter within the 12 months 

before the date application is made; 
and 

(e) Comply with § 65.35. 

[Doc. No. 10193, 35 FR 12326, Aug. 1, 1970, as 
amended by Amdt. 65–25, 45 FR 18911, Mar. 24, 
1980; Amdt. 65–31, 52 FR 17518, May 8, 1987] 

§ 65.35

Knowledge requirements. 

Each applicant for an air traffic con-

trol tower operator certificate must 
pass a written test on— 

(a) The flight rules in part 91 of this 

chapter: 

(b) Airport traffic control procedures, 

and this subpart: 

(c) En route traffic control proce-

dures; 

(d) Communications operating proce-

dures; 

(e) Flight assistance service; 
(f) Air navigation, and aids to air 

navigation; and 

(g) Aviation weather. 

§ 65.37

Skill requirements: Operating 

positions. 

No person may act as an air traffic 

control tower operator at any oper-
ating position unless he has passed a 
practical test on— 

(a) Control tower equipment and its 

use; 

(b) Weather reporting procedures and 

use of reports; 

(c) Notices to Airmen, and use of the 

Airman’s Information Manual; 

(d) Use of operational forms; 
(e) Performance of noncontrol oper-

ational duties; and 

(f) Each of the following procedures 

that is applicable to that operating po-
sition and is required by the person 
performing the examination: 

(1) The airport, including rules, 

equipment, runways, taxiways, and ob-
structions. 

(2) The terrain features, visual check-

points, and obstructions within the lat-
eral boundaries of the surface areas of 
Class B, Class C, Class D, or Class E 
airspace designated for the airport. 

(3) Traffic patterns and associated 

procedures for use of preferential run-
ways and noise abatement. 

(4) Operational agreements. 
(5) The center, alternate airports, 

and those airways, routes, reporting 
points, and air navigation aids used for 
terminal air traffic control. 

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