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VOLUME 13 FLIGHT STANDARDS DESIGNEES

CHAPTER 3 DESIGNATED AIRCRAFT DISPATCH EXAMINER

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 recurrent 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 

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, 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 

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:
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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, policies, and guidance;

4) The use of the current Aircraft Dispatcher Practical Test Standards;

5) Policies 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 

particularly important because it can help identify deficiencies in an 

FAA-approved aircraft dispatcher certification course, especially when more than 

one test applicant 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. 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 

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

managing specialist can override a DADE candidate’s decision on whether or not the applicant 
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taking the Aircraft Dispatcher Practical Test passed or failed during the qualification phase). The 

FAA specialist will sign a FAA Form 8060-4, Temporary Airman Certificate or 

FAA Form 8060-5, Notice of Disapproval 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 candidate.

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

providing 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 concurrently, 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 policies 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 by using PTRS activity code 1595,

“CERT/AIRM/TECH ASSIST NO CERT.” Documentation for the FAA Briefing 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 13-209 through 13-220.