---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 65.33"
title: "14"
number: "65.33"
heading: "Eligibility requirements: General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/65.33"
---

# §65.33. Eligibility requirements: General.


To be eligible for an air traffic control tower operator certificate a person must—

- (a) Be at least 18 years of age;
- (b) Be of good moral character;
- (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;
- (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](/cfr/14/part67.md) of this chapter within the 12 months before the date application is made; and
- (e) Comply with [§ 65.35](/cfr/14/65.35.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[Docket 10193, 35 FR 12326, Aug. 1, 1970, as amended by Amdt. 65-25, 45 FR 18911, Mar. 24, 1980; Amdt. 65-31, 52 FR 17518, May 8, 1987]

### Source

Source: Docket 10193, 35 FR 12326, Aug. 1, 1970, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701-44703, 44707, 44709-44711, 45102-45103, 45301-45302.

### Source

Source: Docket 1179, 27 FR 7973, Aug. 10, 1962, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Docket 10193, 35 FR 12326, Aug. 1, 1970, as amended by Amdt. 65-25, 45 FR 18911, Mar. 24, 1980; Amdt. 65-31, 52 FR 17518, May 8, 1987]