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Flight Dispatcher

Flight Dispatcher performs all flight planning required for operation of flights primarily on safe basis, and monitors the flight throughout the flight. 

Flight Dispatcher refers to the person who informs the flight crew at any phase of a flight in order to ensure that the flight is maintained on secure and safe basis in the light of the request of the Pilot-in-Command or the information received, who monitors the flight in order to ensure that the details in relation to the flight are forwarded to the concerned divisions, who enables that the details in relation to an emergency (sabotage, accident destruction, hijacking, etc.) are reported to the concerned divisions, and who have been licensed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. 

Flight Dispatchers ensure that all aircraft are prepared for the respective flights in a rapid and safe manner as possible. 

They ensure that all various operations/processes and services in relation to preparation of any aircraft for the respective flight are combined in the right order and at the right time in a manner to enable that the aircraft takes off at the scheduled time of departure.  

Flight Dispatchers monitor any and all activities covering the processes for cleaning, refueling and loading of baggage and cargo, get in close contact with the cabin crew and aircraft technicians to make sure that the aircraft is ready to take-off, and act in unison with such persons.  


Flight Dispatchers utilize a series of technology ranging from the operational planning tools to electronic systems with the purpose of enabling that the contact is maintained with all of various service providers. 
Moreover, such duty requires flexible working hours.  It, also, requires a shift working system as the flights may be operated at any time of the day, which means that you are expected to work early in the mornings, late at nights, at weekends or on official holidays.

Licensing Procedures

Candidates who want to receive flight operations specialist training are required to have the following qualifications:
 
1 - Being 21 years of age.
2 - Graduating from at least one of the associate degree programs.
3 -To have a score of at least 50 or its equivalent from one of the English exams conducted by the Measurement, Selection and Placement Center or its equivalent.
4 - As a result of the examination conducted at aviation medical centers authorized by the Directorate General, to have a medical record certifying that he/she does not have any physical or mental illness that may prevent him/her from performing the duties of flight operations specialist, that his/her central nervous system is normal, that he/she has at least 6/9 visual acuity with or without glasses, that he/she has sufficient hearing capacity, and that his/her ear, nose and throat functions are normal.
 
Education and Experience Requirements:
 
Minimum training periods for flight operations specialist license are as follows:
  • Those who have graduated with a bachelor's or associate degree from civil aviation related departments of universities authorized by the Directorate General within the scope of this Regulation or who apply the training program (curriculum) required for flight operations specialist basic training specified in ICAO Doc. 7192-AN/857 PART D-3 are considered to have completed the minimum theoretical training and are accepted directly to the theoretical and practical exam.
  • For pilots holding a minimum CPL license or those holding a valid air traffic controller license, upon request, flight operations specialist Training if requested by pilots holding a minimum CPL license or those holding a valid air traffic controller license, theoretical and practical training programs for those with prior experience specified in ICAO Doc. 7192-AN/857 PART D-3 are applied by the organization authorized to provide flight operations specialist training.
  • Theoretical and practical training programs for those with prior experience specified in ICAO Doc. 7192-AN/857 PART D-3 are applied by the organization authorized to provide flight operations specialist training for candidates who have worked in the flight operations unit of the company they work for a minimum of 2 years under the supervision of the FDI assigned in the same company, if they request.
  • Theoretical and practical training programs for those who have prior experience specified in ICAO Doc. 7192-AN/857 PART D-3 are applied by the organization authorized to provide flight operations specialist training for candidates who have worked in the flight operations unit of the company where they work for a minimum of 2 years under the supervision of the FDI assigned in the same company, if they request.
  • For those who graduated from at least associate degree programs of universities providing meteorology education, theoretical and practical training programs for those with prior experience specified in ICAO Doc. 7192-AN/857 PART D-3 are applied by the institution authorized to provide flight operations specialist training.
  • For candidates who graduated from the relevant departments of universities and colleges providing education in the field of civil aviation, theoretical and practical training programs for those with prior experience specified in ICAO Doc. 7192-AN/857 PART D-3 are applied by the institution authorized to provide flight operations specialist training.
  • For the candidates who will receive flight operations specialist training other than those specified in subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), (ç) and (d) of this paragraph, theoretical and practical training programs for those without prior experience specified in ICAO Doc. 7192-AN/857 PART D-3 are applied by the organization authorized to provide flight operations specialist training.

In order for the licenses of the above-mentioned candidates to be issued, they must be successful in the theoretical and practical exams organized by the General Directorate and must have completed a minimum of 30 working days of professional internship.

 

Flight Crew Licensing Directorate
Address Gazi Mustafa Kemal Bulvari No:128/A 06570 Maltepe / ANKARA
Contact Person   Korhan YÜCE
Tel (312) 203 60 94