{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-65.33","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 65.33","heading":"Eligibility requirements: General.","body":"To be eligible for an air traffic control tower operator certificate a person must—\n(a) Be at least 18 years of age;\n(b) Be of good moral character;\n(c) Be able to read, write, and understand the English language and speak it without accent or impediment of speech that would interfere with two-way radio conversation;\n(d) Except for a person employed by the FAA or employed by, or on active duty with, the Department of the Air Force, Army, or Navy or the Coast Guard, hold at least a second-class medical certificate issued under part 67 of this chapter within the 12 months before the date application is made; and\n(e) Comply with § 65.35.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER D—AIRMEN","PART 65—CERTIFICATION: AIRMEN OTHER THAN FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS","Subpart B—Air Traffic Control Tower Operators"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"a70633d3b0ef48caaa0690f23b20577c1f02ce01bdecdcb73ea9b9d69cfe1bcd","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-65.31","next":"us/14-cfr-65.35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}