[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: 14CFR171.31]



[Page 220-221]

 

                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

                               (CONTINUED)

 

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

 

            Subpart B_Nondirectional Radio Beacon Facilities

 

Sec. 171.31  Maintenance and operations requirements.



    (a) The owner of the facility must establish an adequate maintenance 

system and provide qualified maintenance



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personnel to maintain the facility at the level attained at the time it 

was commissioned. Each person who maintains a facility must meet at 

least 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, an operations 

and maintenance manual that sets forth mandatory 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) FCC licensing requirements for operating and maintenance 

personnel.

    (4) Posting of licenses and signs.

    (5) Relations between the facility and FAA 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 facility is located 

outside of controlled airspace.

    (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) Air-ground communications, if provided, expressly written or 

incorporating appropriate sections of FAA manuals by reference.

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

submission of reports required by Sec. 171.33.

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

assure continuous operation.

    (11) Inspections by United States 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 (private use facilities may 

omit the ``Notices to Airmen'').

    (14) Commissioning of the facility.

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

    (16) 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 method 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 must submit the 

proposal to the FAA and meet applicable requirements of the FCC.

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

inspections made by the FAA. In the case of subsequent inspections, the 

owner or his representative shall participate.

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

tubes, of such a quantity to make possible the prompt replacement of 

components that fail or deteriorate in service.

    (f) The owner shall close the facility upon receiving two successive 

pilot reports of its malfunctioning.



[Doc. No. 5034, 29 FR 11337, Aug. 6, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 171-2, 31 

FR 5408, Apr. 6, 1966]