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1 **VOLUME 13 FLIGHT STANDARDS DES**  **IGNEES CHAPTER 3 DESIGNATED**  **AIRCRAFT DISPATCH EX AMINER**  **Section 3 Designated Aircraft Dispatch Examiner Training**  **13 -**  **201 PROGRAM TRACKING AND REPORTING SUBSYSTEM (PTRS) ACTIVITY**  **CODE.** Operations: 1595. **13 -**  **202 OBJECTIVE.**  This section sets forth the initial and re current training requirements for Designated Aircraft Dispatch 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 suc cessfull y 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, 183 and 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. **B. Forms**  **:**
 FAA Form 8060
- 4, Temporary Airman Certificate
.  FAA Form 8060
- 5, Notice of Disapproval of Application
. **C. Job Aids.**  None. **13 -**  **206 INITIAL TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION.**  Each DADE candidate must satisfactoril y 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:DATE DRAFT 8900.1 CHG DADE2

2 **1)** The DADE ’s duties and responsibilities as a representative of the Administrator ; **2)** The necessary

application and certification forms accompanied by instructions for completion ;

**3)** Applicable FAA regulations, polic ies , and guidance ; **4)** The use of the current Aircraft D ispatcher P ractical T est S tandards ; **5)** Polic ies and procedures regarding functions of a DADE ; **6)** Procedures and guidance for conducting the practical test ; **7)** Developing and updating test scenarios ; **8)** Requirements for testing applicants under the age of 23 ; **9)** Foreign student applicants ; **10)** How and when to forward completed application paperwork to the FAA managing specialist ; and

**11)** Providing feedback to the FAA regarding areas of weakness demonstrated by test applicants. NOTE: The FAA managing specialist should emphasize to the DADE candidate that feedback regarding areas of weakness demonstrated by test applicants is particularl y important because it can help identify deficiencies in an FAA
- approved aircraft dispatcher certification course, especially when more than one test appli cant demonstrates weakness in the same or similar area(s). **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. Inorder to become qualified, a DADE candidate must administer the Aircraft Dispatcher Practical Test to an applicant for certification while being observed and evaluated b y the FAA managing specialist. The FAA managing specialist will evaluate the DADE’s testing methods, overall professionali sm , and de cisionmaking 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 not the applicant for the Aircraft D ispatcher C ertificate passed or failed the test (the FAA managing specialist can override a DADE candidate’s decision on whether or not the applicantDATE DRAFT 8900.1 CHG DADE2

3 taking the Aircraft D ispatcher P ractical T est passed or failed during the qualification phase). The FAA specialist will sign a FAA Form 8060
- 4, T emporary Airman C ertificate or FAA Form 8060
- 5, N otice of D isapproval of Application , as applicable, and issue it to the applicant for certification. If in the opinion of the FAA managing specialist DADE candidate’s performance during the administration of the practical test is not satisfactory, the FAA specialist will: **1)** Conduct additional training and evaluation until the DADE candidate ’s performance is satisfactory to the specialist , or **2)** Reject the candidate. A DADE candidate may not appeal the FAA managing specialist ’s decision to reject the c andidate
. **13 -**  **207 RECURRENT TRAINING.**  The FAA managing specialist is responsible for provi ding a DADE with annual recurrent training. The FAA 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, subparagraph 13
- 151D. However, annual recurrent training, the Safety Standardization Meeting , and the FAA Briefing are separate events even when conducted concurrentl y, so the FAA managing specialist must make separate PTRS entries for each event. Recurrent training will include at least the following topics:

 The DADE’s roles and responsibilities ,  Paperwork discrepancies ,  Applicable changes to 14 CFR ,  New FAA polic ies and procedures ,  Review of procedures and guidance for administering the practical test ,  Reviewing and updating test scenarios , and  Foreign student applicants. **13 -**  **208 DOCUMENTATION OF TRAINING AND EVENTS.**  The FAA managing specialist will document all initial and recurrent training b y using PTRS activity code 1595 , “ CERT/AIRM/TECH ASSI ST NO CERT
. ” Documentation for the FAA Bri efing and the Safety Standardization Meeting must also be documented using this PTRS activity code. The FAA managing specialist will identify the specific activity (FAA briefing, Safety Standardization Meeting , and training events) by comment ( e.g ., “Event = Safety Standardization Meeting” ). **RESERVED.** Paragraphs 13
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- 220.