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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 65.63 

(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, 

including the total hours and the basis 
for it, must be placed in the student’s 
record required by § 65.70(a) of this 
part. 

§ 65.63

Aircraft dispatcher certifi-

cation courses: Application, dura-
tion, and other general require-
ments. 

(a) 

Application. 

Application for origi-

nal approval of an aircraft dispatcher 
certification course or the renewal of 
approval of an aircraft dispatcher cer-
tification course under this part must 
be: 

(1) Made in writing to the Adminis-

trator; 

(2) Accompanied by two copies of the 

course outline required under § 65.61(b) 
of this part, for which approval is 
sought; 

(3) Accompanied by a description of 

the equipment and facilities to be used; 
and 

(4) Accompanied by a list of the in-

structors and their qualifications. 

(b) 

Duration. 

Unless withdrawn or 

canceled, an approval of an aircraft 
dispatcher certification course of study 
expires: 

(1) On the last day of the 24th month 

from the month the approval was 
issued; or 

(2) Except as provided in paragraph 

(f) of this section, on the date that any 
change in ownership of the school oc-
curs. 

(c) 

Renewal. 

Application for renewal 

of an approved aircraft dispatcher cer-
tification course must be made within 
30 days preceding the month the ap-
proval expires, provided the course op-
erator meets the following require-
ments: 

(1) At least 80 percent of the grad-

uates from that aircraft dispatcher cer-
tification course, who applied for the 
practical test required by § 65.59 of this 
part, passed the practical test on their 
first attempt; and 

(2) The aircraft dispatcher certifi-

cation course continues to meet the re-
quirements of this subpart for course 
approval. 

(d) 

Course revisions. 

Requests for ap-

proval of a revision of the course out-
line, facilities, or equipment must be 
in accordance with paragraph (a) of 
this section. Proposed revisions of the 

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