FLIGHT OPERATION/DISPATCH DIPLOMA
About the Course
This course is designed to train competent flight operations officers/Dispatch and to further qualify existing FOO in important key skills. Typical problematic situations in the Operations Control Center (OCC) are dealt with using realistic tasks, thereby strengthening essential skills. The course content is in accordance to ICAO Doc 7192 Part D-3:
Course code: DFOD -2302
What will you learn
Upon completion the participant will be able to understand:
- Understand International, Local regulations and customer Airlines guidelines for safe and secure Aircraft Operation.
- Understand what is a flight plan and airline operational control
- Learn all basic stages of flight planning and understand the role of a flight dispatcher
- Understand practical aircraft limitations and performance
- Learn how to find the optimum flight route and what can impact the route planning
- Learn how to Calculate and planned fuel for a flight and how it impacts operational expenses of the flight
- Understand basic aviation weather
Course content
Topics covered during the course include:
Module 1 Civil Air Law and Regulation
Module 2 Aviation Indoctrination
Module 3 Aircraft Mass (Weight) and Performance
Module 4 Navigation
Module 5 Air Traffic Management
Module 6 Meteorology
Module 7 Mass (Weight) and balance Control
Module 8 Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Air
Module 9 Flight Planning
Module 10 Flight Monitoring
Module 11 Communication – Radio
Module 12 Human Factors
Module 13 Security (Emergencies and Abnormal Situation)
Training based on the following reference material:
- ICAO Doc. 10106, 9868, 9683 and 7192‐Part D‐3
- ICAO Annex 1 ‐ Personnel Licensing
- ICAO Annex 6 ‐ Operations of Aircraft
- ICAO Annex 2 – Rules of Air and DOC 4444
Who should attend
- Flight Operational Officer/Flight Dispatch,
- Flight Operations Assistants,
- Flight Operations Managers,
- Operational Central Control (OCC),
- Flight Control,
- Anyone wishing to start a career as a Flight Operation officer/Flight Dispatch
Pre-requisites
- Functional knowledge of the English language
- The minimum educational level of successful completion of high school
Course duration
- Time required to study this course is 12 Months
Exam policy
- Class Participation : 10 Marks
- Attendance : 10 Marks
- Continuous Assessment Test (CAT): 10 Marks
- Final Exam : 70 Marks
Grading
- 90% Distinction
- 70% Pass
- 69% Fail
Certificate awarded
Upon successful completion of the final exam, a participant will be awarded with a Certificate in Flight Operation/Flight Dispatch Diploma.