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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 171.161 

of this section and reliable communica-
tions (at least a landline telephone) 
from the airport to the nearest Federal 
Aviation Administration air traffic 
control or communications facility. 
Separate communications channels are 
acceptable. 

Compliance with paragraphs (e) (1) and 
(2) of this section need not be shown at 
airports where an adjacent Federal 
Aviation Administration facility can 
communicate with aircraft on the 
ground at the airport and during the 
entire proposed instrument approach 
procedure. In addition, at low traffic 
density airports within or immediately 
adjacent to controlled airspace, and 
where extensive delays are not a fac-
tor, the requirements of paragraphs (e) 
(1) and (2) of this section may be re-
duced to reliable communications (at 
least a landline telephone) from the 
airport to the nearest Federal Aviation 
Administration air traffic control or 
communications facility, if an adjacent 
Federal Aviation Administration facil-
ity can communicate with aircraft dur-
ing the proposed instrument approach 
procedure, at least down to the min-
imum en route altitude for the con-
trolled airspace area. 

[Doc. No. 10116, 35 FR 12715, Aug. 11, 1970, as 
amended by Amdt. 171–16, 56 FR 65665, Dec. 
17, 1991] 

§ 171.161

Maintenance and operations 

requirements. 

(a) The owner of the facility shall es-

tablish an adequate maintenance sys-
tem and provide qualified maintenance 
personnel to maintain the facility at 
the level attained at the time it was 
commissioned. Each person who main-
tains a facility shall meet at a min-
imum the Federal Communications 
Commission’s licensing requirements 
and show that he has the special 
knowledge and skills needed to main-
tain the facility, including proficiency 
in maintenance procedures and the use 
of specialized test equipment. 

(b) The owner must prepare and ob-

tain Federal Aviation Administration 
approval of, and each person operating 
or maintaining the facility shall com-
ply with, an operations and mainte-
nance manual that sets forth proce-
dures for operations, preventive main-
tenance, and emergency maintenance, 

including instructions on each of the 
following: 

(1) Physical security of the facility. 
(2) Maintenance and operations by 

authorized persons only. 

(3) Federal Communications Commis-

sion’s requirements and maintenance 
personnel. 

(4) Posting of licenses and signs. 
(5) Relations between the facility and 

Federal Aviation Administration air 
traffic control facilities, with a de-
scription of the boundaries of con-
trolled airspace over or near the facil-
ity, instructions for relaying air traffic 
control instructions and information 
(if applicable), and instructions for the 
operation of an air traffic advisory 
service if the DME is located outside of 
controlled airspace. 

(6) Notice to the Administrator of 

any suspension of service. 

(7) Detailed and specific maintenance 

procedures and servicing guides stating 
the frequency of servicing. 

(8) Air-ground communications, if 

provided, expressly written or incor-
porating appropriate sections of Fed-
eral Aviation Administration manuals 
by reference. 

(9) Keeping of station logs and other 

technical reports, and the submission 
of reports required by § 171.163. 

(10) Monitoring of the facility. 
(11) Inspections by U.S. personnel. 
(12) Names, addresses, and telephone 

numbers of persons to be notified in an 
emergency. 

(13) Shutdowns for routine mainte-

nance and issue of ‘‘Notices to Airmen’’ 
for routine or emergency shutdowns, 
except that private use facilities may 
omit the ‘‘Notices to Airmen.’’ 

(14) An explanation of the kinds of 

activity (such as construction or grad-
ing) in the vicinity of the facility that 
may require shutdown or reapproval of 
the facility by Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration flight check. 

(15) Commissioning of the facility. 
(16) An acceptable procedure for 

amending or revising the manual. 

(17) The following information con-

cerning the facility: 

(i) Location by latitude and lon-

gitude to the nearest second, and its 
position with respect to airport lay-
outs. 

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