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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 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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