APPROVED CHECK DISPATCHER MANUAL - Transport Canada

APPROVED CHECK DISPATCHER MANUAL TP 14114
CHAPTER 2: ACd dELEGATIOn POLICY And AUTHORITIES
2.1 ACD DELEGATION POLICY
2.1.1 The issuing authority may delegate ACD authority to qualified personnel.
2.1.2 Under the Aeronautics Act, ACds are holders of a Canadian Aviation document (CAd) by virtue
of the authority delegated to them. This authority is in the form of a delegation of Authority
Form(Appendix B) issued to the ACd authorizing ACd duties subject to the conditions listed
therein. ACds must be constantly aware that they perform their checking duties as delegates of
the Minister according to section 4.3(1) of the Aeronautics Act.
2.2 ACD AUTHORITIES
2.2.1 ACds may be authorized to conduct a dCC where applicable for a Type A or Type B operational
control system as indicated in the following table:
dCC (initial, upgrade,
recurrent)
Type “A” or ”B”
Operational Control System
dCC (recurrent only) X
2.2.2 An ACd’s authority may be restricted to recurrent dCCs by Transport Canada or upon the air
operator’s request.
2.3 LIMITS OF AUTHORITY FOR ACDS WHILE CONDUCTING DCCS
2.3.1 An ACd may conduct a re-test of a failed dCC provided TC is informed. A second re-test of a
failed dCC must be conducted or monitored by a TC Inspector.
2.3.2 An ACd who is a CCd may conduct a dCC on a company executive or Chief
dispatcher/Supervisor.
2.3.3 An ACd must not conduct a dCC on a candidate to whom he has given the majority of the initial
training, or the OJT.
2.3.4 An ACd may conduct both the recurrent training and recurrent competency check on the same
candidate with prior approval from the issuing authority for justified reasons. In each case,
the written justification must also be placed on the candidate’s file for each occurrence, for
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