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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.

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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§ 65.50

tower operator who does not hold a fa-
cility rating for a particular control
tower may not act at any operating po-
sition at the control tower concerned
unless there is maintained at that con-
trol tower, readily available to persons
named in paragraph (b) of this section,
a current record of the operating posi-
tions at which he has qualified.

(d) An air traffic control tower oper-

ator may not perform duties under his
certificate during any period of known
physical deficiency that would make
him unable to meet the physical re-
quirements for his current medical cer-
tificate. However, if the deficiency is
temporary, he may perform duties that
are not affected by it whenever another
certificated and qualified operator is
present and on duty.

(e) A certificated air traffic control

tower operator may not control air
traffic with equipment that the Admin-
istrator has found to be inadequate.

(f) The holder of an air traffic control

tower operator certificate, or an appli-
cant for one, shall, upon the reasonable
request of the Administrator, cooper-
ate fully in any test that is made of
him.

[Doc. No. 1179, 27 FR 7973, Aug. 10, 1962, as
amended by Amdt. 65–31, 52 FR 17519, May 8,
1987]

§ 65.50

Currency requirements.

The holder of an air traffic control

tower operator certificate may not per-
form any duties under that certificate
unless—

(a) He has served for at least three of

the preceding 6 months as an air traffic
control tower operator at the control
tower to which his facility rating ap-
plies, or at the operating positions for
which he has qualified; or

(b) He has shown that he meets the

requirements for his certificate and fa-
cility rating at the control tower con-
cerned, or for operating at positions for
which he has previously qualified.

Subpart C—Aircraft Dispatchers

OURCE

: Docket No. FAA–1998–4553, 64 FR

68923, Dec. 8, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

§ 65.51

Certificate required.

(a) No person may act as an aircraft

dispatcher (exercising responsibility
with the pilot in command in the oper-
ational control of a flight) in connec-
tion with any civil aircraft in air com-
merce unless that person has in his or
her personal possession an aircraft dis-
patcher certificate issued under this
subpart.

(b) Each person who holds an aircraft

dispatcher certificate must present it
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.

§ 65.53

Eligibility requirements: Gen-

eral.

(a) To be eligible to take the aircraft

dispatcher knowledge test, a person
must be at least 21 years of age.

(b) To be eligible for an aircraft dis-

patcher certificate, a person must—

(1) Be at least 23 years of age;
(2) Be able to read, speak, write, and

understand the English language;

(3) Pass the required knowledge test

prescribed by § 65.55 of this part;

(4) Pass the required practical test

prescribed by § 65.59 of this part; and

(5) Comply with the requirements of

§ 65.57 of this part.

§ 65.55

Knowledge requirements.

(a) A person who applies for an air-

craft dispatcher certificate must pass a
knowledge test on the following aero-
nautical knowledge areas:

(1) Applicable Federal Aviation Regu-

lations of this chapter that relate to
airline transport pilot privileges, limi-
tations, and flight operations;

(2) Meteorology, including knowledge

of and effects of fronts, frontal charac-
teristics, cloud formations, icing, and
upper-air data;

(3) General system of weather and

NOTAM collection, dissemination, in-
terpretation, and use;

(4) Interpretation and use of weather

charts, maps, forecasts, sequence re-
ports, abbreviations, and symbols;

(5) National Weather Service func-

tions as they pertain to operations in
the National Airspace System;

(6) Windshear and microburst aware-

ness, identification, and avoidance;