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Recordkeeping and Documentation Flashcards

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  1. A PIREP (Pilot Report) that a dispatcher receives and uses in flight planning must be retained for how long under FAA regulations?

    Answer: 3 months

    Weather documentation including PIREPs used in dispatch decision-making must be retained for a minimum of 3 months.

  2. Which section of the Operations Specifications (OpSpecs) governs an air carrier's recordkeeping procedures?

    Answer: A-series (General)

    The A-series OpSpecs contain general provisions including recordkeeping procedures, company policies, and administrative requirements.

  3. When must a dispatcher retain a copy of the NOTAM package used for flight planning?

    Answer: Always—it is part of the required documentation package for each flight

    The complete NOTAM package used in flight planning is required documentation that must be retained as part of the dispatch record for every flight.

  4. A domestic flight is delayed 3 hours at the gate before departure. What documentation change does the dispatcher need to make to the original flight release?

    Answer: Amend the release to reflect the updated departure time and re-verify all weather and NOTAMs

    Significant delays require the dispatcher to amend the release with an updated departure time and verify that weather and NOTAMs remain acceptable.

  5. What is the dispatcher's responsibility regarding SIGMET documentation for a completed flight?

    Answer: Any SIGMET used or affecting the route must be retained with the dispatch documentation

    All SIGMETs applicable to the route, whether or not they caused a diversion, must be retained as part of the dispatcher's weather documentation package.

  6. Under 14 CFR 121.695, a dispatcher's written or printed dispatch release must be signed or authenticated by whom before the flight departs?

    Answer: The dispatcher and the PIC

    Under 14 CFR 121.695, both the dispatcher and the pilot-in-command must sign or authenticate the dispatch release before departure.

  7. If a dispatcher's continuous duty operations log shows more than 10 hours of duty without rest, what must occur?

    Answer: The dispatcher must be relieved and the duty log annotated to reflect the relief

    Dispatchers are limited to 10 consecutive hours of duty and must be relieved, with the duty log annotated to document the relief and reason.