[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR171.207]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

                               (CONTINUED)

 

PART 171_NON-FEDERAL NAVIGATION FACILITIES--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart H_VHF Marker Beacons

 

Sec. 171.207  Performance requirements.



    (a) VHF Marker Beacons must meet the performance requirements set 

forth in the ``International Standards and Recommended Practices, 

Aeronautical Telecommunications, Part I, paragraphs 3.1.6 and 3.6.'' 

(Annex 10 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation) except 

those portions that pertain to identification. Identification of a 

marker beacon (75 MHz) must be in accordance with ``U.S. Standard Flight 

Inspection Manual,'' Sec. 219.

    (b) The facility must perform in accordance with recognized and 

accepted good electronic engineering practices for the desired service. 

The facility must be checked periodically during the in-service test 

evaluation period for calibration and stability. These tests and ground 

tests of the marker radiation characteristics must be conducted in 

accordance with the maintenance manual required by Sec. 171.211(b).

    (c) It must be shown during ground inspection of the design features 

of the equipment that there will not be conditions that will allow 

unsafe operations because of component failure or deterioration.

    (d) Flight inspection to determine the adequacy of the facility's 

operational performance and compliance with applicable ``Standards and 

Recommended Practices'' are conducted in accordance with the ``U.S. 

Standard Flight Inspection Manual.'' The original test is made by the 

Federal Aviation Administration and later tests must be made under 

arrangements, satisfactory to the Federal Aviation Administration, that 

are made by the owner.