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§ 65.59 

(2) Be able to read, speak, write, and 

understand the English language; 

(3) Pass the required knowledge test 

prescribed by § 65.55 of this part; 

(4) Pass the required practical test 

prescribed by § 65.59 of this part; and 

(5) Comply with the requirements of 

§ 65.57 of this part. 

§ 65.55

Knowledge requirements. 

(a) A person who applies for an air-

craft dispatcher certificate must pass a 
knowledge test on the following aero-
nautical knowledge areas: 

(1) Applicable Federal Aviation Regu-

lations of this chapter that relate to 
airline transport pilot privileges, limi-
tations, and flight operations; 

(2) Meteorology, including knowledge 

of and effects of fronts, frontal charac-
teristics, cloud formations, icing, and 
upper-air data; 

(3) General system of weather and 

NOTAM collection, dissemination, in-
terpretation, and use; 

(4) Interpretation and use of weather 

charts, maps, forecasts, sequence re-
ports, abbreviations, and symbols; 

(5) National Weather Service func-

tions as they pertain to operations in 
the National Airspace System; 

(6) Windshear and microburst aware-

ness, identification, and avoidance; 

(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. 
The practical test must be based on the 
aircraft dispatcher practical test 
standards, as published by the FAA, on 
the items outlined in appendix A of 
this part. 

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