Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 171.161

of this section and reliable communications (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 factor, the requirements of paragraphs (e)
(1) and (2) of this section may be reduced 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 facility can communicate with aircraft during the proposed instrument approach
procedure, at least down to the minimum en route altitude for the controlled airspace area.
[Doc. No. 10116, 35 FR 12715, Aug. 11, 1970, as
amended by Amdt. 171-16, 56 FR 65665, Dec.
17, 1991]

Section 171.161 Maintenance and operations
requirements.
(a) The owner of the facility shall establish an adequate maintenance system and provide qualified maintenance
personnel to maintain the facility at
the level attained at the time it was
commissioned. Each person who maintains a facility shall meet at a minimum the Federal Communications
Commission-s licensing requirements
and show that he has the special
knowledge and skills needed to maintain the facility, including proficiency
in maintenance procedures and the use
of specialized test equipment.
(b) The owner must prepare and obtain Federal Aviation Administration
approval of, and each person operating
or maintaining the facility shall comply with, an operations and maintenance manual that sets forth procedures for operations, preventive maintenance, 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 Commission-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 description of the boundaries of controlled airspace over or near the facility, 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 incorporating appropriate sections of Federal Aviation Administration manuals
by reference.
(9) Keeping of station logs and other
technical reports, and the submission
of reports required by Section 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 maintenance 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 grading) in the vicinity of the facility that
may require shutdown or reapproval of
the facility by Federal Aviation Administration flight check.
(15) Commissioning of the facility.
(16) An acceptable procedure for
amending or revising the manual.
(17) The following information concerning the facility:
(i) Location by latitude and longitude to the nearest second, and its
position with respect to airport layouts.

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