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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 65.61 

(7) Principles of air navigation under 

instrument meteorological conditions 
in the National Airspace System; 

(8) Air traffic control procedures and 

pilot responsibilities as they relate to 
enroute operations, terminal area and 
radar operations, and instrument de-
parture and approach procedures; 

(9) Aircraft loading, weight and bal-

ance, use of charts, graphs, tables, for-
mulas, and computations, and their ef-
fect on aircraft performance; 

(10) Aerodynamics relating to an air-

craft’s flight characteristics and per-
formance in normal and abnormal 
flight regimes; 

(11) Human factors; 
(12) Aeronautical decision making 

and judgment; and 

(13) Crew resource management, in-

cluding crew communication and co-
ordination. 

(b) The applicant must present docu-

mentary evidence satisfactory to the 
administrator of having passed an air-
craft dispatcher knowledge test within 
the preceding 24 calendar months. 

§ 65.57

Experience or training require-

ments. 

An applicant for an aircraft dis-

patcher certificate must present docu-
mentary evidence satisfactory to the 
Administrator that he or she has the 
experience prescribed in paragraph (a) 
of this section or has accomplished the 
training described in paragraph (b) of 
this section as follows: 

(a) A total of at least 2 years experi-

ence in the 3 years before the date of 
application, in any one or in any com-
bination of the following areas: 

(1) In military aircraft operations

as a— 

(i) Pilot; 
(ii) Flight navigator; or 
(iii) Meteorologist. 
(2) In aircraft operations conducted 

under part 121 of this chapter as— 

(i) An assistant in dispatching air 

carrier aircraft, under the direct super-
vision of a dispatcher certificated 
under this subpart; 

(ii) A pilot; 
(iii) A flight engineer; or 
(iv) A meteorologist. 
(3) In aircraft operations as— 
(i) An Air Traffic Controller; or 
(ii) A Flight Service Specialist. 

(4) In aircraft operations, performing 

other duties that the Administrator 
finds provide equivalent experience. 

(b) A statement of graduation issued 

or revalidated in accordance with 
§ 65.70(b) of this part, showing that the 
person has successfully completed an 
approved aircraft dispatcher course. 

§ 65.59

Skill requirements. 

An applicant for an aircraft dis-

patcher certificate must pass a prac-
tical test given by the Administrator, 
with respect to any one type of large 
aircraft used in air carrier operations. 
To pass the practical test for an air-
craft dispatcher certificate, the appli-
cant must demonstrate skill in apply-
ing the areas of knowledge and topics 
specified in appendix A of this part to 
preflight and all phases of flight, in-
cluding abnormal and emergency pro-
cedures. 

[Docket FAA–2016–6142, Amdt. 65–58, 83 FR 
30281, June 27, 2018 

§ 65.61

Aircraft dispatcher certifi-

cation courses: Content and min-
imum hours. 

(a) An approved aircraft dispatcher 

certification course must: 

(1) Provide instruction in the areas of 

knowledge and topics listed in appen-
dix A of this part; 

(2) Include a minimum of 200 hours of 

instruction. 

(b) An applicant for approval of an 

aircraft dispatcher course must submit 
an outline that describes the major 
topics and subtopics to be covered and 
the number of hours proposed for each. 

(c) Additional subject headings for an 

aircraft dispatcher certification course 
may also be included, however the 
hours proposed for any subjects not 
listed in appendix A of this part must 
be in addition to the minimum 200 
course hours required in paragraph (a) 
of this section. 

(d) For the purpose of completing an 

approved course, a student may sub-
stitute previous experience or training 
for a portion of the minimum 200 hours 
of training. The course operator deter-
mines the number of hours of credit 
based on an evaluation of the experi-
ence or training to determine if it is 
comparable to portions of the approved 
course curriculum. The credit allowed, 

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