1. Federal Aviation Administration
Presented by Gordon Rother
AGL 201 NWA CMO

2. Opening
The Dispatch Profession in the United States has been around since the first Dispatcher, Stephen Floyd Whalton was certificated on June 30, 1938.
Since that time the FAA has certificated thousands of Dispatchers.
In recent years the FAA came to the conclusion that they needed inspectors with experience.

3. Opening
The first ASI/Aircraft Dispatcher, Thomas Rau was hired into the American Airlines CMO June 17, 2001, since that time 11 other inspectors were hired.
Because we are all Dispatchers first, we have a vested interest in the profession.
I fully support the role of IFALDA and ADF in raising the bar, increasing safety.

4. What is the purpose of the ASI Aircraft Dispatcher
Regulatory approval and oversight of Part 65 aircraft dispatcher courses.
Regulatory approval and oversight of Part 183 Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiners (DADEs)
Regulatory oversight of Part 121 dispatch centers.
If you review the Position Description the FAA initially wrote we are responsible for 3 distinct areas.
They are, (review slide). I would like to go into some detail on how we conduct our oversight
Responsibilities.

5. Part 65 Appendix A Courses
Initial approval is done after course review and analysis.
Oversight of each course conducted.
Annual review of course records in accordance with 14 CFR
Annual renewal of course.

6. Designated Examiners Determine the need for FAA DADE.
Evaluate qualifications of candidates.
Observation of a DADE conducting a Practical exam.
Approval or Denial of DADE
Annual renewal of DADE.

7. Regulatory Oversight of 14 CFR 121 Dispatch Office
Act as office resource on Dispatch issues.
Conduct Air Carrier Surveillance under ATOS or PTRS systems.
Review and approve Air Carrier Dispatch Training programs.
Conduct Surveillance of Air Carrier appointed Air Transportation Supervisors.
Conduct Surveillance of Air Carrier appointed Ground Instructors.
Review and approve Air Carrier EWINS Training program.
Some of the major areas of responsibility are (review slide, do not go into detail more on the following slides)

8. Office Resource
Provide technical support of Air Crew Program Managers fleet specific issues.
Investigate and conduct enforcement on violations and voluntary self disclosures in accordance with USC 46101, FAA order A, and Advisory Circulars.
Reexamination of a Licensed Dispatcher in accordance with USC
What do we do as an office resource?
Notes for Bullet number one.
Communication review of fleet specific routing.
RVSM certification on specific fleets.
ETOPS procedures and fleet specific issues (A330)
Weight and Balance resource for POI.
Performance Engineering issues (drift down, obstacle clearance, balanced field issues)
Notes for bullet two:
Order A
Notes for bullet three:
You may have heard of pilot reexamination, were you aware that this law applies to certificated aircraft dispatchers?

9. Conduct Surveillance of 121 Dispatch Center
Top ten US carriers are under the Air Transportation Oversight System.
FSDO ASI Aircraft Dispatchers may have multiple carriers and surveillance is done under the aging Program Tracking and Reporting System.
Bullet Number one:
Conduct EPI’s and SAI’s in our area of technical expertise. ATOS is based on the System Safety Principals (System safety is the application of special technical and managerial skills to identify, analyze, assess and control hazards and risks associated with a complete system.)
Bullet Two Notes,
ATOS uses consistent questions and provides the inspector regulatory guidance. PTRS has old checklist approach and does not follow the system safety concept.

10. FAA Surveillance ensures proper Operational Control
Operations are authorized by Opspecs
Aircraft are dispatched in an airworthy condition
Dispatchers and ATS’s are trained and qualified
Dispatchers comply with duty time regulations
Operation control and delegation are clearly defined
Why conduct surveillance in the first place?

11. FAA Surveillance ensures proper Operational Control
Information necessary for the safe conduct of flight is obtained
Dispatch release/flight releases meet legal requirements
Flights are properly cancelled, delayed, rerouted or diverted
Aircraft are released with minimum systems required and according to MEL limitations

12. FAA Surveillance ensures proper Operational Control
Qualified personnel monitor each flight and take action in contingencies
Dispatch/operational control policies and procedures are described in operations manuals and followed
Promote the Aviation Safety Action Program ASAP.

13. Review and Approve Air Carrier Dispatch Training Programs
Initial approval done via FAA stand 5 step approval process
Initial Training surveillance and feedback
Changes made to the program are then reviewed and approved in the Air Carriers Approved Training Manual
Another area of responsibility is (review slide)

14. Training Oversight and Approval
Review annual recurrent training
Review Transition and Initial training classes
Review and approve training manual changes and provide feedback
Observe annual competency checks and ensure they are conducted via a standard format for consistency

15. Review / Conduct Surveillance of ATS’s
Most carriers are required to keep a list of approved Air Transportation Supervisors. (ATS)
Currently, FAA does not approve these competency checkers.
Revision to 121 Subpart N, O, and P. will require approval of “Check Dispatchers.
Bullet 3 is future requirements,

16. Review Ground Instructors
Currently most Airlines are required to keep a current list of approved instructors.
This list is approved as a revision to the “Approved Dispatch Training Manual”.

17. Review and Approve EWINS Programs
Air carrier makes the determination that they need an internal EWINS
They determine whether they will hire Aviation Meteorologists or train Dispatchers to issue Flight Movement Forecasts
Review and approve the training and EWINS manual
Conduct surveillance and approve changes to the program
Issue Operations Specifications A010
Enhanced Weather Information Systems.

18. What Additional Task’s Have We Undertaken?
Act as a regional resource for other ASI’s with respect to Operational Control and Dispatch issues.
Conduct FAA academy training courses when asked for specialty instructors.
Rewrite guidance in the
Rewrite the FAR 65 Dispatch Practical Test Standards.

19. What Additional Task’s Have We Undertaken?
Rewrite the FAR 65 Knowledge Test Questions
Write a Designated Examiner Handbook
Review and rewrite the Dispatch Resource Management Advisory Circular

20. Regional Resource RDR and Dispatch Inspector Resource
Currently each Flight Standard Region has a designated “resource”
Conduct practical exams in areas where no Designated Examiners are available
Coordinate Dispatch issues with HQ in Washington
Work with the Airline Dispatchers Federation in an attempt to create standardization
What do the resources do?
That is a good question and my friend Dave Maloy provides the goods.
We originally developed the RDR title in working with Kathy Hakala (now Perfetti). To my knowledge, there is no official guidance on RDR's. I know of no FAA Memo referring to RDR's. We simply developed the idea and sold it verbally as well as posting the RDR's on the website.
The process would no doubt evolve into the role of the RDR's diminishing and the dispatch inspectors pick up the slack.
As RDR's, we tried to have semi-annual or annual meetings with the rep from each region. We usually invited ADF to attend part of the meeting. We networked with all the RDR's to begin standardizing issues and even gave presentations to CSET to assist them.

21. FAA Training Course
Prepare certificated ASI's to approve and oversee 14 CFR Part 65 dispatcher training courses, 14 CFR Part 183 designated aircraft dispatch examiners, and 14 CFR Part 121 Dispatch Centers.

22. Rewrite Aviation Safety Inspectors Handbook guidance 8400.10
A team of Dispatch Inspectors has been tasked with re-writing the guidance in the
Ensure everyone that the size of this task is monumental

23. Rewrite FAR 65 Practical Test Standards
Currently this revision to the PTS is under review by AFS-500 in OKC
Once it is finished we will be providing this to the DADE’s for comment

24. Rewrite the FAR 65 Knowledge test questions
A major area of improvement will be to either spin off or limit the knowledge test to applicable portions of the ATP written exam
This is an area that will not be addressed until the PTS work is done

25. Designated Examiner
It became apparent early on that DADE’s need standardization
A draft DADE handbook has been started
Currently a rough draft exists. However we are planning on making changes to DADE qualifications and standardizing the current training requirement.

26. Q and A
Questions?