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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 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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