Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 121.465

by certificate holders conducting domestic, flag, or supplemental operations.
[Doc. No. 28154, 61 FR 2612, Jan. 26, 1996]

Section 121.463 Aircraft dispatcher qualifications.
(a) No certificate holder conducting
domestic or flag operations may use
any person, nor may any person serve,
as an aircraft dispatcher for a particular airplane group unless that person has, with respect to an airplane of
that group, satisfactorily completed
the following:
(1) Initial dispatcher training, except
that a person who has satisfactorily
completed such training for another
type airplane of the same group need
only complete the appropriate transition training.
(2) Operating familiarization consisting of at least 5 hours observing operations under this part from the flight
deck or, for airplanes without an observer seat on the flight deck, from a
forward passenger seat with headset or
speaker. This requirement may be reduced to a minimum of 21-2 hours by the
substitution of one additional takeoff
and landing for an hour of flight. A person may serve as an aircraft dispatcher
without meeting the requirement of
this paragraph (a) for 90 days after initial introduction of the airplane into
operations under this part.
(b) No certificate holder conducting
domestic or flag operations may use
any person, nor may any person serve,
as an aircraft dispatcher for a particular type airplane unless that person has, with respect to that airplane,
satisfactorily completed differences
training, if applicable.
(c) No certificate holder conducting
domestic or flag operations may use
any person, nor may any person serve,
as an aircraft dispatcher unless within
the preceding 12 calendar months the
aircraft dispatcher has satisfactorily
completed operating familiarization
consisting of at least 5 hours observing
operations under this part, in one of
the types of airplanes in each group to
be dispatched. This observation shall
be made from the flight deck or, for
airplanes without an observer seat on
the flight deck, from a forward passenger seat with headset or speaker.

The requirement of paragraph (a) of
this section may be reduced to a minimum of 21-2 hours by the substitution
of one additional takeoff and landing
for an hour of flight. The requirement
of this paragraph may be satisfied by
observation of 5 hours of simulator
training for each airplane group in one
of the simulators approved under
Section 121.407 for the group. However, if the
requirement of paragraph (a) is met by
the use of a simulator, no reduction in
hours is permitted.
(d) No certificate holder conducting
domestic or flag operations may use
any person, nor may any person serve
as an aircraft dispatcher to dispatch
airplanes in operations under this part
unless the certificate holder has determined that he is familiar with all essential operating procedures for that
segment of the operation over which he
exercises dispatch jurisdiction. However, a dispatcher who is qualified to
dispatch airplanes through one segment of an operation may dispatch airplanes through other segments of the
operation after coordinating with dispatchers who are qualified to dispatch
airplanes through those other segments.
(e) For the purposes of this section,
the airplane groups, terms, and definitions in Section 121.400 apply.
[Doc. No. 7325, 37 FR 5607, Mar. 17, 1972, as
amended by Amdt. 121-251, 60 FR 65934, Dec.
20, 1995]

Section 121.465 Aircraft dispatcher duty time
limitations: Domestic and flag operations.
(a) Each certificate holder conducting domestic or flag operations
shall establish the daily duty period for
a dispatcher so that it begins at a time
that allows him or her to become thoroughly familiar with existing and anticipated weather conditions along the
route before he or she dispatches any
airplane. He or she shall remain on
duty until each airplane dispatched by
him or her has completed its flight, or
has gone beyond his or her jurisdiction,
or until he or she is relieved by another
qualified dispatcher.
(b) Except in cases where circumstances or emergency conditions
beyond the control of the certificate
holder require otherwise - 

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