DATE DRAFT 8900.1 CHG DADE

- 65

VOLUME 13 FLIGHT STANDARDS DES IGNEES
CHAPTER 3 DESIGNATED AIRCRAFT DISPATCH ER EXAMINER
Section 3 Designated Aircraft Dispatch er 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 Dispatch er 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 successful ly 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 P arts 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 Ex aminer 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. Fo r ms:

• FAA Form 8060

- 4, Temporary Airman C ertificate

. • FAA Form 8060

- 5, Notice of Disapproval of Application

. • FAA Form 8000

- 36, Program Tracking and Reporting Subsystem Data Sheet.
C. Job Aids

. None.

1DATE DRAFT 8900.1 CHG DADE

- 65

13

- 206 INITIAL TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION. Each DADE candidate must satisfactorily complete the initial train ing 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 necessar y 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 p lans of a ction 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 feedbac k 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 n egative 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 DAD E 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

2DATE DRAFT 8900.1 CHG DADE

- 65

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 th e 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 elec t to combine annual recurrent training with the required s afety s tandardization m eeting and FAA b riefing , in accordance with Volume 13, Chapter 3, Section 1. However, annual recurrent training, the s afety s tandardization m eeting, and the FAA b riefing are s eparate 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 ev ent 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 p lans of a ction , • Feedback on Aircraft Dispat cher 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, s afety s tandardization m eetings , and FAA b riefings will be docum ented using PTRS activit y code 1595.
RESERVED. Paragraphs 13

- 209 through 13

- 220.

3