How to Start a Drug and Alcohol Testing Program

If you are a	You must
Part 121 or 135 certificate holder.	Obtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification (A449) by contacting your FAA Principal Operations Inspector.
Part 145 certificate holder who chooses to have its own antidrug and alcohol misuse program	Obtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification (A449) by contacting your FAA Principle Maintenance Inspector, or register with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, if you opt to conduct your own antidrug program
Contractor who has its own antidrug/alcohol misuse program.	Register with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-810), 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591.
Non-Federal/Non-Military Air Traffic Control Facility.	Register with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-810), 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591.
Operator as defined in Sec. 91.147.	Register with the FAA by contacting the FSDO nearest your principal place of business.

Related Regulations

• (Multiple CFR Parts) National Air Tour Safety Standards
  • Final Rule (PDF)
  • Technical Amendment (PDF)
• Drug & Alcohol Testing Requirement - 14 CFR Part 121 (PDF)

Registration Sample Format

• Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Registration - Sample Format (MS Word)