scope:

Purpose of This Order.

This order establishes policy applicable throughout the National Airspace System (NAS) for the governance of system approval, ownership, installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance, decommissioning, and assumption of ownership of non-federal systems. This includes systems owned and operated for public and private benefit. It ensures safe air navigation by regulating specific non-federal systems. This order establishes criteria for the verification of non-federally employed maintenance technicians. It also provides guidance for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Service Area Non-federal Inspectors and Service Center Non-federal Program Implementation Managers (PIMs). This order does not pertain to stand-alone lighting systems covered by the most recent version of Advisory Circular (AC) 150/5345-53, Airport Lighting Equipment Certification Program. The guidance in this order does not apply to systems used specifically for Uncrewed Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM), Urban Air Mobility (UAM), or Advanced Air Mobility Traffic Management (AAM), at this time. In addition, this order does not pertain to non-federal airport traffic control towers, or control towers in the FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Program, although certain systems within these towers may be subject to oversight.