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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 65.35 

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. 

(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 

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