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§ 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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§ 65.49
(6) Search and rescue procedures.
(7) Terminal air traffic control proce-
dures and phraseology.
(8) Holding procedures, prescribed in-
strument approach, and departure pro-
cedures.
(9) Radar alignment and technical op-
eration.
(10) The application of the prescribed
radar and nonradar separation stand-
ard, as appropriate.
[Doc. No. 10193, 35 FR 12326, Aug. 1, 1991, as
amended by Amdt. 65–36, 56 FR 65653, Dec. 17,
1991]
§ 65.39
Practical experience require-
ments: Facility rating.
Each applicant for a facility rating
at any air traffic control tower must
have satisfactorily served—
(a) As an air traffic control tower op-
erator at that control tower without a
facility rating for at least 6 months; or
(b) As an air traffic control tower op-
erator with a facility rating at a dif-
ferent control tower for at least 6
months before the date he applies for
the rating.
However, an applicant who is a member
of an Armed Force of the United States
meets the requirements of this section
if he has satisfactorily served as an air
traffic control tower operator for at
least 6 months.
[Doc. No. 1179, 27 FR 7973, Aug. 10, 1962, as
amended by Amdt. 65–19, 36 FR 21280, Nov. 5,
1971]
§ 65.41
Skill requirements: Facility rat-
ings.
Each applicant for a facility rating
at an air traffic control tower must
have passed a practical test on each
item listed in § 65.37 of this part that is
applicable to each operating position
at the control tower at which the rat-
ing is sought.
§ 65.43
[Reserved]
§ 65.45
Performance of duties.
(a) An air traffic control tower oper-
ator shall perform his duties in accord-
ance with the limitations on his cer-
tificate and the procedures and prac-
tices prescribed in air traffic control
manuals of the FAA, to provide for the
safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of
air traffic.
(b) An operator with a facility rating
may control traffic at any operating
position at the control tower at which
he holds a facility rating. However, he
may not issue an air traffic clearance
for IFR flight without authorization
from the appropriate facility exer-
cising IFR control at that location.
(c) An operator who does not hold a
facility rating for a particular control
tower may act at each operating posi-
tion for which he has qualified, under
the supervision of an operator holding
a facility rating for that control tower.
[Doc. No. 10193, 35 FR 12326, Aug. 1, 1970, as
amended by Amdt. 65–16, 35 FR 14075, Sept. 4,
1970]
§§ 65.46–65.46b
[Reserved]
§ 65.47
Maximum hours.
Except in an emergency, a certifi-
cated air traffic control tower operator
must be relieved of all duties for at
least 24 consecutive hours at least once
during each 7 consecutive days. Such
an operator may not serve or be re-
quired to serve—
(a) For more than 10 consecutive
hours; or
(b) For more than 10 hours during a
period of 24 consecutive hours, unless
he has had a rest period of at least 8
hours at or before the end of the 10
hours of duty.
§ 65.49
General operating rules.
(a) 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, no person may act as an air
traffic control tower operator under a
certificate issued to him or her under
this part unless he or she has in his or
her personal possession an appropriate
current medical certificate issued
under part 67 of this chapter.
(b) Each person holding an air traffic
control tower operator certificate shall
keep it readily available when per-
forming duties in an air traffic control
tower, and shall present that certifi-
cate or his medical certificate or both
for inspection upon the request of the
Administrator or an authorized rep-
resentative of the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board, or of any Federal,
State, or local law enforcement officer.
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