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VOLUME 13 FLIGHT STANDARDS DESIGNEES

CHAPTER 3 DESIGNATED AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER EXAMINER

Section 3 Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner Training

13-201 PROGRAM TRACKING AND REPORTING SUBSYSTEM (PTRS) ACTIVITY 

CODE. 1595.

13-202 OBJECTIVE. This section sets forth the initial and recurrent training requirements for 

Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiners (DADE).

13-203 GENERAL. Training is an important tool used by the Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) to ensure a DADE provides the highest level of service to the public. A DADE must 

successfully complete initial and recurrent training requirements in order to exercise the 

privileges of the designation.

13-204 PREREQUISITES AND COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS.

A. Prerequisites. This task requires knowledge of Title 14 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) parts 1, 61, 65 subparts A and C, 91, 110, 119, 121, and 183, as well as the 

requirements contained in this order.

B. Coordination. This task may require coordination between the managing FAA 

office, the regional Flight Standards division (RFSD), and/or the Air Transportation Division 

(AFS-200).

13-205 REFERENCES, FORMS, AND JOB AIDS.

A. References (current editions):

• Title 14 CFR Parts 1, 61, 65, 91, 110, 119, 121, and 183.

• Title 49 of the United States Code (49 U.S.C.).

• AFS-001-031, Air Transportation Designated Examiner Management Process.

• Volume 5, Chapter 5, Section 10.

• Volume 13, Chapter 3.

• Order 8000.95, Designee Management Policy, Volume 4, Chapter 7.

• FAA-S-8081-10, Aircraft Dispatcher Practical Test Standards (PTS).

B. Forms:

• FAA Form 8060-4, Temporary Airman Certificate.

• FAA Form 8060-5, Notice of Disapproval of Application.

• FAA Form 8000-36, Program Tracking and Reporting Subsystem Data Sheet.

C. Job Aids. None.

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13-206 INITIAL TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION. Each DADE candidate must 

satisfactorily complete the initial training outlined in this paragraph before exercising the 

privileges of his or her designation.

A. Initial Training. The FAA managing specialist is responsible for providing the 

DADE candidate with the initial training. At a minimum, the training must include:

• The DADE’s duties and responsibilities as a representative of the Administrator;

• The necessary application and certification forms accompanied by instructions for 

completion;

• Applicable FAA regulations, policies, and guidance;

• The use of the current Aircraft Dispatcher PTS;

• The development of the plans of action required by the PTS;

• Policies and procedures regarding functions of a DADE;

• Procedures and guidance for conducting the practical test;

• Developing and updating test scenarios;

• Requirements for testing applicants under the age of 23;

• Foreign student applicants;

• How and when to forward completed application paperwork to the FAA 

managing specialist; and

• Providing feedback to the FAA regarding areas of weakness demonstrated by test 

applicants.

NOTE: DADE feedback can be valuable, particularly if graduates of the same 

Aircraft Dispatcher Certification Course demonstrate weakness in similar areas.

Such a demonstration could be an indicator to the FAA that a course may require 

additional FAA surveillance. Additional surveillance could help establish whether 

the areas of weakness demonstrated by multiple graduates of the same course is a 

result of deficiencies contained in the course itself, or simply the byproduct of 

students sharing each other’s bad habits resulting in the same negative outcome.

B. Validation of Knowledge. Upon completion of the initial training, the FAA 

managing specialist will validate the DADE candidate’s knowledge. Validation methods include:

• A written test, and

• An oral exam.

C. Qualification. After a DADE candidate has successfully completed initial training 

and the FAA managing specialist has validated the candidate’s knowledge, the DADE candidate 

must undergo qualification. In order to become qualified, a DADE candidate must administer the 

Aircraft Dispatcher Practical Test to an applicant for certification while being observed and 

evaluated by the FAA managing specialist. The FAA managing specialist will evaluate the 

DADE’s testing methods, overall professionalism, and decisionmaking skills. The DADE 

candidate does not have the authority to issue the certificate to the applicant; however, the FAA 

managing specialist may allow the candidate to fill out the appropriate paperwork while the 

specialist observes. The FAA managing specialist makes the final determination as to whether or 

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not the applicant for the Aircraft Dispatcher Certificate passed or failed the test. The FAA 

specialist will sign FAA Form 8060-4 or FAA Form 8060-5, as applicable, and issue it to the 

applicant for certification. Since the DADE candidate has not yet been granted the authority to be 

a DADE during the qualification phase, the DADE candidate may not charge a fee for 

administering the test. If in the opinion of the FAA managing specialist a DADE candidate’s 

performance during the administration of the practical test is not satisfactory, the FAA managing 

specialist will do one of the following:

1) Conduct additional training and evaluation until the DADE candidate’s 

performance is satisfactory to the managing specialist.

2) Reject the candidate. A DADE candidate may not appeal the FAA managing 

specialist’s decision to reject the candidate.

13-207 RECURRENT TRAINING. The FAA managing specialist is responsible for 

providing a DADE with annual recurrent training. FAA managing specialists may elect to 

combine annual recurrent training with the required safety standardization meeting and FAA 

briefing, in accordance with Volume 13, Chapter 3, Section 1. However, annual recurrent 

training, the safety standardization meeting, and the FAA briefing are separate events even when 

conducted concurrently, so the FAA managing specialist must make separate PTRS entries for 

each event. The FAA managing specialist can record the events using a single PTRS activity 

code, provided he or she notates each separate event in the PTRS. Alternatively, the managing 

specialist may record each event using a separate PTRS activity code. Recurrent training will 

include at least the following topics:

• The DADE’s roles and responsibilities,

• Documentation discrepancies,

• Applicable changes to 14 CFR,

• Any updates to the Aircraft Dispatcher PTS,

• New FAA policies and procedures,

• Review of procedures and guidance for administering the practical test,

• Reviewing and updating test scenarios and plans of action,

• Feedback on Aircraft Dispatcher Certification Course graduates, and

• Foreign student applicants.

13-208 DOCUMENTATION OF TRAINING AND EVENTS. The FAA managing specialist 

will document all initial and recurrent training by using PTRS activity code 1595, 

“CERT/AIRM/TECH ASSIST NO CERT.” When documenting concurrent events in a single 

PTRS entry, distinguish each event in the comment field (e.g., “Event = Safety Standardization 

Meeting”). All DADE training, safety standardization meetings, and FAA briefings will be 

documented using PTRS activity code 1595.

RESERVED. Paragraphs 13-209 through 13-220.

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