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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition) 

§ 65.23 

Branch, Post Office Box 25082, Okla-
homa City, OK 73125, in writing, of his 
new address. 

[Doc. No. 10536, 35 FR 14075, Sept. 4, 1970] 

§ 65.23

[Reserved] 

Subpart B—Air Traffic Control 

Tower Operators 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. 10193, 35 FR 12326, Aug. 

1, 1970, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 65.31

Required certificates, and rat-

ing or qualification. 

No person may act as an air traffic 

control tower operator at an air traffic 
control tower in connection with civil 
aircraft unless he— 

(a) Holds an air traffic control tower 

operator certificate issued to him 
under this subpart; 

(b) Holds a facility rating for that 

control tower issued to him under this 
subpart, or has qualified for the oper-
ating position at which he acts and is 
under the supervision of the holder of a 
facility rating for that control tower; 
and 

For the purpose of this subpart, 

oper-

ating position means an air traffic con-
trol function performed within or di-
rectly associated with the control 
tower; 

(c) Except for a person employed by 

the FAA or employed by, or on active 
duty with, the Department of the Air 
Force, Army, or Navy or the Coast 
Guard, holds at least a second-class 
medical certificate issued under part 67 
of this chapter. 

[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] 

§ 65.33

Eligibility requirements: Gen-

eral. 

To be eligible for an air traffic con-

trol tower operator certificate a person 
must— 

(a) Be at least 18 years of age; 
(b) Be of good moral character; 
(c) Be able to read, write, and under-

stand the English language and speak 
it without accent or impediment of 
speech that would interfere with two- 
way radio conversation; 

(d) Except for a person employed by 

the FAA or employed by, or on active 
duty with, the Department of the Air 
Force, Army, or Navy or the Coast 
Guard, hold at least a second-class 
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. 

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