Under which FAR section do dispatchers study?

• A. Part 91
• B. Part 17
• C. Part 65
• D. Part 121

Answer: (C)

Dispatchers study under Part 65 because this section covers certification for airmen who are not flight crewmembers, and a dispatcher is classified as one of those airmen. Part 65 sets the requirements for obtaining and maintaining a dispatcher certificate, including the knowledge areas and testing involved. The other parts regulate how flights are operated (Part 91 for general aviation, Part 121 for scheduled air carriers) or deal with topics not specific to dispatcher certification, and Part 17 isn’t the section used for dispatcher training. So Part 65 is the FAR section that applies to dispatcher study.