Federal Aviation Administration

How to Start a Drug and Alcohol Testing Program

If you are a You must
Part 119 certificate holder with authority to operate under parts 121 and/or 135 Obtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification (A449) by contacting your FAA Principal Operations Inspector.
An air tour operator as defined in 14 CFR part 91, § 91.147 Obtain a Letter of Authorization (LOA) by contacting your local Flight Standards District Office nearest to your principal place of business.
An air traffic control facility not operated by the FAA or by or under contract to the U.S. Military Register with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591
A part 145 certificate holder who has opted to conduct its own drug and alcohol testing program Obtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification (A449) by contacting your FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector.
A contractor who has opted to conduct its own drug and alcohol testing program Register with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591

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