14 CFR § 65.59 - Skill requirements.

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title: "14 CFR § 65.59 - Skill requirements."
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title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
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section_name: "Skill requirements."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
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part_name: "CERTIFICATION: AIRMEN OTHER THAN FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS"
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# 65.59 Skill requirements.

An applicant for an aircraft dispatcher certificate must pass a practical test given by the Administrator, with respect to any one type of large aircraft used in air carrier operations. To pass the practical test for an aircraft dispatcher certificate, the applicant must satisfactorily demonstrate the objectives in the areas of operation specified in the Aircraft Dispatcher Practical Test Standards (incorporated by reference, see § 65.23).

[Docket FAA-2022-1463, Amdt. 65-64, 89 FR 22520, Apr. 1, 2024]