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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 601 -JUNE 23, 1938 Needs of service to be considered; classi- fications of standards, etc. Airman certificates. Power to issue. Issuance of certifi- cate. Proviso. Issuance to aliens. aircraft fuel and oil, required in the interest of safety, including the reserve supply of aircraft fuel and oil which shall be carried in flight; (5) Reasonable rules and regulations governing, in the inter- est of safety, the maximum hours or periods of service of airmen, and other employees, of air carriers; (6) Such reasonable rules and regulations, or minimum stand- ards, governing other practices, methods, and procedure, as the Authority may find necessary to provide adequately for safety in air commerce; and (7) Air traffic rules governing the flight of, and for the naviga- tion, protection, and identification of, aircraft, including rules as to safe altitudes of flight and rules for the prevention of collisions between aircraft, and between aircraft and land or water vehicles. Needs of Service to Be Considered; Classifications of Standards, and so Forth (b) In prescribing standards, rules, and regulations, and in issuing certificates under this title, the Authority shall give full consideration to the duty resting upon air carriers to perform their services with the highest possible degree of safety in the public interest and to any differences between air transportation and other air commerce; and it shall make classifications of such standards, rules, and regula- tions, and certificates appropriate to the differences between air trans- portation and other air commerce. The Authority may authorize any aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance, for which an aircraft certificate authorizing use thereof in air transportation has been issued, to be used in other air commerce without the issuance of a further certificate. The Authority shall exercise and perform its powers and duties under this Act in such manner as will best tend to reduce or eliminate the possibility of, or recurrence of, accidents in air transpor- tation, but shall not deem itself required to give preference to either air transportation or other air commerce in the administration and enforcement of this title. AIRMAN CERTIFICATES Power to Issue Certificate SEC. 602. (a) The Authority is empowered to issue airmnn certifi- cates specifying the capacity in which the holders thereof are author- ized to serve as airmen in connection with aircraft. Issuance of Certificate (b) Any person may file with the Authority an application for an airman certificate. If the Authority finds, after investigation, that such person possesses proper qualifications for, and is physically able to perform the duties pertaining to, the position for which the airman certificate is sought, it shall issue such certificate, containing such terms, conditions, and limitations as to duration thereof, periodic or special examinations, tests of physical fitness, and other matters as the Authority may determine to be necessary to assure safety in air commerce. Any person whose application for the issuance or renewal of an airman certificate is denied may file with the Authority a peti- tion for reconsideration, and the Authority shall thereupon assign such app'cation for hearing at a place convenient to the applicant's place of residence or employment: Provided,That the Authority may, in its discretion, prohibit or restrict the issuance of airman certificates to aliens, or may make such issuance dependent on the terms of reciprocal agreements entered into with foreign governments. 1008 [52 STAT.

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