AMT 360 Exam 1
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1. Civil Aeronautics Act 1938: created operational control structure, creation of Aircraft Dispatcher certifi-
cate
2. Aircraft Dispatcher: ground-based, licensed individual who shares responsibility with the Pilot in Command
for the safe operation of each flight.
3. When are Dispatchers required?: under 14 CFR Part 121, operators of aircraft having more than 9
seats > maintain an appropriate number of dispatch centers staffed by licensed Aircraft Dispatchers > usually one center,
number of Dispatchers depends on the size of operation
4. What is a dispatcher?: - Authorize, regulate, and control commercial airline flights.
- Expedite and ensure safety of flight.
- Analyze and evaluate meteorological info.
- Compute the amount of fuel for safe flight.
- Prepare flight plans.
- Prepare and sign dispatch release.
- Delay or cancel flights if unsafe conditions threaten the safety of his/her aircraft.
- Monitor weather conditions, position reports.
- Update PIC or significant changes.
5. Certificate Required: 65.51
6. Eligibility Requirements: 65.53
- 23 years old
- English Proficient
- Pass a knowledge exam > 70 percent
- Oral and a practical exam PTS
7. Certification Courses: 65.61
- Appendix A
- Minimum of 200 instruction, 200 hours of training
- 80% of graduates who apply for practical test must pass on their first attempt
- IP hold a dispatch certificate
- 25 students for one IP
8. Remain Current: 121.463
preceding 12 calendar months, at least 5 hrs. observing flight deck operations in each of the types of airplanes that
(s)he is to dispatch
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- Competency Check
- Recurring Ground Training
9. Duty Time Limitations: 121.465
- no more than 10 consecutive hours of duty
- more than 10 hr. of duty in 24 consecutive hours, rest period of at least 8 hrs at or before the completion of 10 hours
of duty
- 24 consecutive hours of rest during any 7 consecutive days
10. Dispatch Release: Each Flag and domestic flight must have a release
11. Required Flight Documents: PIC must carry:
- copy of the completed load manifest
- copy of the dispatch release
- copy of flight plan
12. Common Carriage: - holding out to the public a willingness to carry people and/or goods
- willingness to carry anyone
- carriage from one place to another
- carriage for compensation or hire
13. Part 65: Certification of Dispatchers and Mechanics
14. Part 121: Operating Requirements
Subparts:
A - General
I - Airplane performance operating limitations
N - Training program
P - aircraft dispatcher qualifications and duty time
T - Flight operations
U - Dispatching and Flight release rules
V - Records and reports
15. Domestic: any scheduled operation that is operated entirely within the 48 contiguous US, entirely within the
state of Hawaii or entirely within the state of Alaska
16. Flag: Not domestic, scheduled flight
17. Supplemental: Unscheduled, charter type operations between any two airports, using aircraft with more
than 30 seats and/or more than 7500 pounds payload capacity
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1. Civil Aeronautics Act 1938: created operational control structure, creation of Aircraft Dispatcher certifi-
cate
2. Aircraft Dispatcher: ground-based, licensed individual who shares responsibility with the Pilot in Command
for the safe operation of each flight.
3. When are Dispatchers required?: under 14 CFR Part 121, operators of aircraft having more than 9
seats > maintain an appropriate number of dispatch centers staffed by licensed Aircraft Dispatchers > usually one center,
number of Dispatchers depends on the size of operation
4. What is a dispatcher?: - Authorize, regulate, and control commercial airline flights.
- Expedite and ensure safety of flight.
- Analyze and evaluate meteorological info.
- Compute the amount of fuel for safe flight.
- Prepare flight plans.
- Prepare and sign dispatch release.
- Delay or cancel flights if unsafe conditions threaten the safety of his/her aircraft.
- Monitor weather conditions, position reports.
- Update PIC or significant changes.
5. Certificate Required: 65.51
6. Eligibility Requirements: 65.53
- 23 years old
- English Proficient
- Pass a knowledge exam > 70 percent
- Oral and a practical exam PTS
7. Certification Courses: 65.61
- Appendix A
- Minimum of 200 instruction, 200 hours of training
- 80% of graduates who apply for practical test must pass on their first attempt
- IP hold a dispatch certificate
- 25 students for one IP
8. Remain Current: 121.463
preceding 12 calendar months, at least 5 hrs. observing flight deck operations in each of the types of airplanes that
(s)he is to dispatch
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, AMT 360 Exam 1
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_htkoy7
- Competency Check
- Recurring Ground Training
9. Duty Time Limitations: 121.465
- no more than 10 consecutive hours of duty
- more than 10 hr. of duty in 24 consecutive hours, rest period of at least 8 hrs at or before the completion of 10 hours
of duty
- 24 consecutive hours of rest during any 7 consecutive days
10. Dispatch Release: Each Flag and domestic flight must have a release
11. Required Flight Documents: PIC must carry:
- copy of the completed load manifest
- copy of the dispatch release
- copy of flight plan
12. Common Carriage: - holding out to the public a willingness to carry people and/or goods
- willingness to carry anyone
- carriage from one place to another
- carriage for compensation or hire
13. Part 65: Certification of Dispatchers and Mechanics
14. Part 121: Operating Requirements
Subparts:
A - General
I - Airplane performance operating limitations
N - Training program
P - aircraft dispatcher qualifications and duty time
T - Flight operations
U - Dispatching and Flight release rules
V - Records and reports
15. Domestic: any scheduled operation that is operated entirely within the 48 contiguous US, entirely within the
state of Hawaii or entirely within the state of Alaska
16. Flag: Not domestic, scheduled flight
17. Supplemental: Unscheduled, charter type operations between any two airports, using aircraft with more
than 30 seats and/or more than 7500 pounds payload capacity
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