[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: 14CFR171.211]



[Page 239-240]

 

                     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. 171.211  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 approval of, and each person 

who operates or maintains 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 for operating 

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).

    (6) Notice to the Administrator of any suspension of service.

    (7) Detailed arrangements for maintenance, flight inspection, and 

servicing, stating the frequency of servicing.

    (8) Keeping of station logs and other technical reports, and the 

submission of reports required by Sec. 171.213.

    (9) Monitoring of the facility, at least once each half hour, to 

assure continuous operation.

    (10) Inspections by U.S. personnel.

    (11) Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of persons to be 

notified in an emergency.

    (12) Shutdowns for routine maintenance and issue of ``Notices to 

Airmen'' for routine or emergency shutdowns (private use facilities may 

omit the ``Notice to Airmen'').

    (13) Commissioning of the facility.

    (14) An acceptable procedure for amending or revising the manual.

    (15) The following information concerning the facility:

    (i) Location by latitude and longitude to the nearest second, and 

its position with respect to airport layouts.

    (ii) The type, make, and model of the basic radio equipment that 

will provide the service.

    (iii) The station power emission and frequency.

    (iv) The hours of operation.

    (v) Station identification call letters and methods of station 

identification, whether by Morse Code or recorded voice announcement, 

and the time spacing of the identification.

    (c) If the owner desires to modify the facility, he shall submit the 

proposal to the Federal Aviation Administration and meet applicable 

requirements of the Federal Communications Commission, and must not 

allow any modification to be made without specific approval by the 

Federal Aviation Administration.

    (d) The owner's maintenance personnel shall participate in initial 

inspections made by the Federal Aviation Administration. In the case of 

subsequent inspections, the owner or his representative shall 

participate.

    (e) The owner shall provide a stock of spare parts, of such a 

quantity to make possible the prompt replacement of components that fail 

or deteriorate in service.

    (f) The owner shall shut down the facility by ceasing radiation, and 

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issue a ``Notice to Airmen'' that the facility is out of service (except 

that private use facilities may omit ``Notices to Airmen'') upon 

receiving two successive pilot reports of its malfunctioning.