[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 14, Volume 2] [Revised as of January 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 14CFR65.1] [Page 138-141] TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED) PART 65_CERTIFICATION: AIRMEN OTHER THAN FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 65.1 Applicability. Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 100-1 [Note] Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 103 Subpart A_General Sec. 65.1 Applicability. 65.3 Certification of foreign airmen other than flight crewmembers. 65.11 Application and issue. 65.12 Offenses involving alcohol or drugs. 65.13 Temporary certificate. 65.14 Security disqualification. 65.15 Duration of certificates. 65.16 Change of name: Replacement of lost or destroyed certificate. 65.17 Tests: General procedure. 65.18 Written tests: Cheating or other unauthorized conduct. 65.19 Retesting after failure. 65.20 Applications, certificates, logbooks, reports, and records: Falsification reproduction, or alteration. 65.21 Change of address. 65.23 Refusal to submit to a drug or alcohol test. Subpart B_Air Traffic Control Tower Operators 65.31 Required certificates, and rating or qualification. 65.33 Eligibility requirements: General. 65.35 Knowledge requirements. 65.37 Skill requirements: Operating positions. 65.39 Practical experience requirements: Facility rating. [[Page 139]] 65.41 Skill requirements: Facility ratings. 65.43 Rating privileges and exchange. 65.45 Performance of duties. 65.46 Use of prohibited drugs. 65.46a Misuse of alcohol. 65.46b Testing for alcohol. 65.47 Maximum hours. 65.49 General operating rules. 65.50 Currency requirements. Subpart C_Aircraft Dispatchers 65.51 Certificate required. 65.53 Eligibility requirements: General. 65.55 Knowledge requirements. 65.57 Experience or training requirements. 65.59 Skill requirements. 65.61 Aircraft dispatcher certification courses: Content and minimum hours. 65.63 Aircraft dispatcher certification courses: Application, duration, and other general requirements. 65.65 Aircraft dispatcher certification courses: Training facilities. 65.67 Aircraft dispatcher certification courses: Personnel. 65.70 Aircraft dispatcher certification courses: Records. Subpart D_Mechanics 65.71 Eligibility requirements: General. 65.73 Ratings. 65.75 Knowledge requirements. 65.77 Experience requirements. 65.79 Skill requirements. 65.80 Certificated aviation maintenance technician school students. 65.81 General privileges and limitations. 65.83 Recent experience requirements. 65.85 Airframe rating; additional privileges. 65.87 Powerplant rating; additional privileges. 65.89 Display of certificate. 65.91 Inspection authorization. 65.92 Inspection authorization: Duration. 65.93 Inspection authorization: Renewal. 65.95 Inspection authorization: Privileges and limitations. Subpart E_Repairmen 65.101 Eligibility requirements: General. 65.103 Repairman certificate: Privileges and limitations. 65.104 Repairman certificate--experimental aircraft builder-- Eligibility, privileges and limitations. 65.105 Display of certificate. 65.107 Repairman certificate (light-sport aircraft): Eligibility, privileges, and limits. Subpart F_Parachute Riggers 65.111 Certificate required. 65.113 Eligibility requirements: General. 65.115 Senior parachute rigger certificate: Experience, knowledge, and skill requirements. 65.117 Military riggers or former military riggers: Special certification rule. 65.119 Master parachute rigger certificate: Experience, knowledge, and skill requirements. 65.121 Type ratings. 65.123 Additional type ratings: Requirements. 65.125 Certificates: Privileges. 65.127 Facilities and equipment. 65.129 Performance standards. 65.131 Records. 65.133 Seal. Appendix A to Part 65--Aircraft Dispatcher Courses Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8335(a); 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C. 44701-44703; 49 U.S.C. 44707; 49 U.S.C. 44709-44711; 49 U.S.C. 45102-45103; 49 U.S.C. 45301-45302. Source: Docket No. 1179, 27 FR 7973, Aug. 10, 1962, unless otherwise noted. Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 100-1 Editorial Note: For the text of SFAR No. 100-1, see part 61 of this chapter. Effective Date Note: By Doc. No. FAA-2005-15431, 70 FR 37948, June 30, 2005, SFAR No. 100-1 was added, effective June 30, 2005 through June 20, 2010. Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 103--Process for Requesting Waiver of Mandatory Separation Age for a Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Control Specialist In Flight Service Stations, Enroute or Terminal Facilities, and the David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command Center 1. To whom does this SFAR apply? This Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) applies to you if you are an air traffic control specialist (ATCS) employed by the FAA in flight service stations, enroute facilities, terminal facilities, or at the David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command Center who wishes to obtain a waiver of the mandatory separation age as provided by 5 U.S.C. section 8335(a). 2. When must I file for a waiver? No earlier than the beginning of the twelfth month before, but no later than the beginning of the sixth month before, the month in which you turn 56, your official chain-of- command must receive your written request asking for a waiver of mandatory separation. [[Page 140]] 3. What if I do not file a request before six months before the month in which I turn 56? If your official chain-of-command does not receive your written request for a waiver of mandatory separation before the beginning of the sixth month before the month in which you turn 56, your request will be denied. 4. How will the FAA determine if my request meets the filing time requirements of this SFAR? a. We consider your request to be filed in a timely manner under this SFAR if your official chain-of-command receives it or it is postmarked: i. After 12 a.m. on the first day of the twelfth month before the month in which you turn 56; and ii. Before 12 a.m. of the first day of the sixth month before the month in which you turn 56. b. If you file your request by mail and the postmark is not legible, we will consider it to comply with paragraph a.2 of this section if we receive it by 12 p.m. of the fifth day of the sixth month before the month in which you turn 56. c. If the last day of the time period specified in paragraph a.2 or paragraph b falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, we will consider the time period to end at 12 p.m. of the next business day. 5. Where must I file my request for waiver and what must it include? a. You must file your request for waiver of mandatory separation in writing with the Air Traffic Manager in flight service stations, enroute facilities, terminal facilities, or the David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command Center in which you are employed. b. Your request for waiver must include all of the following: i. Your name. ii. Your current facility. iii. Your starting date at the facility. iv. A list of positions at the facility that you are certified in and how many hours it took to achieve certification at the facility. v. Your area of specialty at the facility. vi. Your shift schedule. vii. Your statement that you have not been involved in an operational error, operational deviation or runway incursion in the last 5 years while working a control position; viii. A list of all facilities where you have worked as a certified professional controller (CPC) including facility level and dates at each facility; ix. Evidence of your exceptional skills and experience as a controller; and x. Your signature. 6. How will my waiver request be reviewed? a. Upon receipt of your request for waiver, the Air Traffic Manager of your facility will make a written recommendation that the Administrator either approve or deny your request. If the manager recommends approval of your request, he or she will certify in writing the accuracy of the information you provided as evidence of your exceptional skills and experience as a controller. b. The Air Traffic Manager will then forward the written recommendation with a copy of your request to the senior executive manager in the Air Traffic Manager's regional chain-of-command. c. The senior executive manager in the regional chain-of-command will make a written recommendation that the Administrator either approve or deny your request. If the senior executive manager recommends approval of your request, he or she will certify in writing the accuracy of the information you have provided as evidence of exceptional skills and experience. d. The senior executive manager in the regional chain-of-command will then forward his or her recommendation with a copy of your request to the appropriate Vice President at FAA Headquarters. Depending on the facility in which you are employed, the request will be forwarded to either the Vice President for Flight Services, the Vice President for Enroute and Oceanic Services, the Vice President for Terminal Services or the Vice President for Systems Operations. For example, if you work at a flight service station at the time that you request a waiver, the request will be forwarded to the Vice President for Flight Services. e. The appropriate Vice President will review your request and make a written recommendation that the Administrator either approve or deny your request, which will be forwarded to the Administrator. f. The Administrator will issue the final decision on your request. 7. If I am granted a waiver, when will it expire? a. Waivers will be granted for a period of one year. b. No later than 90-days prior to expiration of a waiver, you may request that the waiver be extended using the same process identified in section 6. c. If you timely request an extension of the waiver and it is denied, you will receive a 60-day advance notice of your separation date simultaneously with notification of the denial. d. If you do not request an extension of the waiver granted, you will receive a 60-day advance notice of your separation date. e. Action to separate you from your covered position becomes effective on the last day of the month in which the 60-day notice expires. 8. Under what circumstances may my waiver be terminated? a. The FAA/DOT may terminate your waiver under the following circumstances: i. The needs of the FAA; or [[Page 141]] ii. If you are identified as a primary contributor to an operational error/deviation or runway incursion. b. If the waiver is terminated for either of the reasons identified in paragraph 1 of this section, the air traffic control specialist will receive a 60-day advance notice. c. Action to separate you from your covered position becomes effective on the last day of the month in which the 60-day notice expires. 9. Appeal of denial or termination of waiver request: The denial or termination of a waiver of mandatory separation request is neither appealable nor grievable. [Doc. No. FAA-2004-17334, 70 FR 1636, Jan. 7, 2005] This part prescribes the requirements for issuing the following certificates and associated ratings and the general operating rules for the holders of those certificates and ratings: (a) Air-traffic control-tower operators. (b) Aircraft dispatchers. (c) Mechanics. (d) Repairmen. (e) Parachute riggers.