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§ 65.50
(c) A certificated air traffic control
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
S
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;
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