Part 65

1. Part 65 Certification: Airmen Other Than Flight Crewmembers Subpart A General

2. Part 65 Subpart A – General Subpart B – Air Traffic Control Tower Operators Subpart C – Aircraft Dispatchers Subpart D – Mechanics Subpart E – Repairmen

3. 65.11 Application and Issue • When applying for certificate • Prescribed fee has been paid • Meet requirements of this part • Entitled to appropriate certificate and rating • Suspended • May not apply for any additional rating • Revoked • May not apply for same kind certificate for one year after date of revocation

4. 65.12 Alcohol/Drug Offenses • Conviction for violation • Denial of application for up to one year after date of final conviction • Suspension or revocation of certificate or rating • Commission of act prohibited by 91.19 • Denial of application for up to one year after date of that act • Suspension or revocation of certificate or rating

5. 65.13 Temporary Certificate • Effective for not more than 120 days • Pending review of application and supplementary documents and • Issue of certificate and ratings

6. 65.14 Security Disqual • Eligibility standard • Cannot hold certificate, rating, authorization if • TSA notified FAA in writing that person poses security threat • FAA will hold in abeyance pending outcome of final threat assessment review • Final notification of threat assessment • Denial of application • Revoke any certificate, rating, authorization issued

7. 65.15 Duration of Certificates • Except for repairman certificates • Effective until surrendered, suspended, or revoked • Repairman certificates • Unless sooner surrendered, suspended, or revoked • Effective until relieved from duties for employment or certificated

8. 65.16 Change of Name • Send current certificate and • Marriage license, court order, or other document verifying change • Replacement for lost or stolen certificate • Name certificate issued • Permanent mailing address • Social security number • Date/place of birth • Any information • $2 check or money order

9. 65.16 Lost Certificate • If certificate lost • May obtain telegram from FAA confirming certificate issue • Up to 60 days pending receiving duplicate certificate

10. 65.17 Tests • Tests • Places and time designated by Administrator • Minimum passing – 70 percent 65.19 Retesting after Failure • Written, oral, or practical test failure • May retest after 30 days after date of failed test • Before 30 days - Signed statement certifying additional instruction in subject areas failed and ready for retesting

11. 65.18 Cheating • Cannot • Copy or intentionally remove a written test • Give copy to someone else • Give help during another person while testing • Take test in behalf of another person • Use material or aid during test • Intentionally cause, assist, participate in prohibited act • Not eligible for one year after date of act

12. 65.20 Falsifications • Cannot make any • Fraudulent or intentionally false statement on application • Fraudulent or intentionally false entry in logbook, record, or report • Any false reproduction of certificate or rating • Alteration of any certificate or rating • Suspend or revoke certificates or ratings

13. 65.21 Change of Address • Change in permanent mailing address • Within 30 days, notify FAA, in writing

14. Part 65 Certification: Airmen Other Than Flight Crewmembers Subpart B Air Traffic Control Tower Operators

15. 65.31 Requirements • To act as an ATC tower operator • Hold ATC tower operator certificate • Hold facility rating for that control tower • Hold at least second-class medical certificate • Except for active duty or employed by FAA

16. 65.33 Eligibility Requirements • Be at least 18 years of age • Be of good moral character • Be able to read, write, understand English, speak English without accent or impediment of speech • Hold at least second-class medical certificate • Except for active duty or employed by FAA

17. 65.35 Knowledge Requirements • Pass written test on • Flight rules in Part 91 • Airport traffic control procedures • En route traffic control procedures • Communication operating procedures • Flight assistance service • Air navigation, and aids to air navigation • Aviation weather

18. 65.37 Skill Requirements • Pass practical test on • Control tower equipment and use • Weather reporting procedures and use of reports • NOTAMS and AIM • Use of operational forms • Performance of non-control operational duties • Procedures

19. 65.37 Skill Requirements • Pass practical test on • Procedures • Airport rules, equipment, runways, taxiways, obstructions • Terrain features, visual checkpoints, and obstructions • Traffic patterns and associated procedures • Operational agreements • Center, alternate airports, airways, routes, reporting points, air navigation aids • Search and rescue procedures • Terminal ATC procedures and phraseology • Holding procedures, instrument approaches, departure procedures

20. 65.39 Experience Requirements • Satisfactorily served as an • ATC tower operator at that control tower with facility rating for at least 6 months • ATC tower operator with a facility rating at a different control tower for at least 6 months before applying for rating • Exception: Armed Forces • Served as ATC tower operator for at least 6 months

21. 65.43 Rating Privileges • Senior rating as of August 31, 1970 • May exchange rating for facility rating at same ATC tower • If not exchanged, exercise privileges of senior rating until he makes the exchange • Junior rating as of August 31, 1970 • May not control aircraft until meeting applicable parts of 65.37 • May control traffic under supervision of operator with senior rating, or facility rating

22. 65.45 Performance of Duties • Perform duties with limitations of certificate • Safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic • Facility rating • May control traffic at any operating position • Cannot issue IFR clearance with authorization from appropriate facility • No facility rating • May act at operating positions which qualified, under supervision of operator with facility rating

23. 65.47 Maximum hours • Except in an emergency • Relieved of duties for 24 consecutive hours • At least one during each 7 consecutive days • Cannot serve for more than • 10 consecutive hours • 10 hours during a period of 24 consecutive hours, unless • Rest period of at least 8 hours at or before the end of the 10 hours of duty

24. 65.49 Operating Rules • Medical Certificate • In personal possession • Tower Operator Certificate • Readily available • Not a facility rating • Current record of operating positions at which qualified • General • Unable to meet physical requirements of current medical certificate • Cooperate fully in any test requested

25. 65.50 Currency Requirements • Serve at least • 3 of the preceding 6 months at tower facility where rating applies • Demonstrates meeting requirements of certificate and facility rating, or operating positions

26. Part 65 Certification: Airmen Other Than Flight Crewmembers Subpart C Aircraft Dispatchers

27. 65.51 Certificate Required • Possess an aircraft dispatcher certificate • Inspection of certificate • Must present certificate upon request from: • Administrator • Authorized representative from the NTSB • Any Federal, State or local law enforcement officer

28. 65.53 Eligibility Requirements • Knowledge Test Requirements • At least 21 years of age • Aircraft Dispatcher Certificate • At least 23 years of age • Read, speak, write, and understand English • Pass knowledge test • Pass practical test • Comply with 65.57

29. 65.55 Knowledge Requirements • Pass knowledge test on: • Regulations • Meteorology/Weather/NOTAMS • Interpret weather charts • NWS functions • Windshear/microburst awareness • IMC conditions • ATC procedures/pilot responsibilities • Aircraft load, weight and balance • Aerodynamics • Human factors/CRM

30. 65.57 Experience/Training • Military operations • Pilot • Flight Navigator • Meteorologist • Air Operations Part 121 • Assistant dispatcher under supervision • Flight engineer • Meteorologist • Aircraft operations • Air Traffic Controller • Flight Service Specialist • Other duties providing equivalent experience • Approved aircraft dispatcher course

31. 65.61 Approved Course Content • Instruction in topics listed in App A • Outline of: • Major topics and subtopics • Additional subject headings • In addition to minimum of 200 hours • Minimum 200 hours of instruction • Can substitute previous experience or training • Evaluation of experience to decrease 200 • Placed in record

32. 65.63 Certification Courses • Application (Original/renewal) • Writing to Administrator • 2 copies of course outline • Description of equipment/facilities • List of instructors and qualifications • Duration of Certification Course • Original approval • Expires last day of 24th month of approval • Ownership of school occurs • 2 copies of course outline • Renewal • Application within 30 days preceding expiration • Practical test – 80 percent pass rate

33. 65.63 Certification Courses • Course revisions • Instructors may be revised at any time • Notify Administrator • Withdrawal/Cancellation • Failure to meet requirements • Request cancellation - Letter • Change in name/location • Not terminated if • Administrator notified with 10 days of change • In writing

34. 65.65 Training Facilities • Facilities, equipment, materials • Adequate for theoretical/practical aspects • Room, training booth, instructional space • Temperature controlled • lighted • Ventilated to health codes • Not distracted by conduct from other rooms

35. 65.67 Personnel Requirements • Adequate personnel • One instructor who holds aircraft dispatcher certificate and available to coordinate training course instruction • Not exceed a ratio of 25 students to 1 instructor • Instructor of practical dispatch applications • Must hold aircraft dispatchers certificate

36. 65.70 Records Maintenance • Chronological log of • All instructors/Subjects covered • Course examinations and results • Successful completion of course • Written statement graduation – valid 90 days • Revalidate for additional 90 days • Retain for at least 3 yrs after graduation • Transmit report to administrator • 31 January of each year • Name of all students results • Names of who failed or withdrew • Results or reasons for withdrawals

37. Part 65 Certification: Airmen Other Than Flight Crewmembers Subpart D Mechanics

38. 65.71 Eligibility • At least 18 years of age • Read, write, speak, understand English • Pass prescribed tests within 24 months • Comply with sections that apply to rating • Additional ratings • Pass prescribed tests within 24 months

39. 65.73 Ratings • Airframe • Powerplant 65.75 Knowledge Requirements • Meet experience requirements (65.77) • Pass written test • Pass each section before applying for oral and practical tests

40. 65.77 Experience Requirements • Present to Administrator • Appropriate graduation certificate or • Certificate of completion from certificated aviation maintenance technician school or • Documentary evidence • 18 months practical experience • Procedures, practices • Materials, tools, machine tools • Equipment generally used in constructing, maintaining, or altering airframes or powerplants • 30 months practical experience concurrently duties with • Airframe • Powerplant

41. 65.79 Skill requirements • Pass • Oral test • Practical test 65.81 Privileges/Limitations • Perform/supervise for which rated • Understand current instructions of manufacturer, maintenance manuals

42. 65.83 Recent Experience • Within preceding 24 months • Able to work for at least 6 months • Served as mechanic • Technically supervised other mechanics • Supervised maintenance or alteration of aircraft 65.89 Certificate Display • Within immediate area

43. 65.91 Inspection Authorization • Hold current effective mechanic certificate • Both airframe and powerplant rating • Each in effect for at least 3 years • Actively engaged (at least 2 year period) in maintaining aircraft certificated • Fixed base of operations • Located in person or by telephone during normal working hours • Have available to inspect airframes, powerplants, propellers, or related appliance • Equipment • Facilities • Necessary inspection data • Pass written test (ability to inspect)

44. 65.92 Inspection Duration • Expires on March 31 – each odd-numbered year • Surrendered, suspended or revoked • Does not have fixed base of operations • Does not have equipment, facilities, and necessary inspection data • Return authorization to Administrator

45. 65.93 Inspection Renewal • Present evidence (one of these) • 1 annual inspection for each 90 days holding authority • 2 major repairs for each 90 days holding authority • Performed/supervised at least 1 progressive inspection • Attended/successfully completed refresher course (not less than 8 hours instruction) • Pass oral test by FAA inspector

46. 65.95 Privileges/Limitations • Inspect/approve for return to service • Perform • Annual inspection • Or supervise progressive inspection • Certificate available for inspection • Change of fixed base of operation • Cannot exercise privileges until • FSDO office notified in writing

47. Part 65 Certification: Airmen Other Than Flight Crewmembers Subpart E Repairmen

48. 65.101 Eligibility • At least 18 years of age • Specifically qualified to perform maintenance on aircraft or components • Employed for a specific job requiring special qualifications • Recommended for certification by employer

49. 65.101 Eligibility • Have • At 18 months practical experience • Completed formal training acceptable to Administrator • Read, write, speak, and understand English

50. 65.105 Certificate Display • Kept within immediate area where exercising privileges