---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 65.53"
title: "14"
number: "65.53"
heading: "Eligibility requirements: General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/65.53"
---

# §65.53. Eligibility requirements: General.

- (a) To be eligible to take the aircraft dispatcher knowledge test, a person must be at least 21 years of age.
- (b) **To be eligible for an aircraft dispatcher certificate, a person must—**
  - (1) Be at least 23 years of age;
  - (2) Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language;
  - (3) Pass the required knowledge test prescribed by [§ 65.55](/cfr/14/65.55.md) of this part;
  - (4) Pass the required practical test prescribed by [§ 65.59](/cfr/14/65.59.md) of this part; and
  - (5) Comply with the requirements of [§ 65.57](/cfr/14/65.57.md) of this part.

## Notes

### Source

Source: Docket FAA-1998-4553, 64 FR 68923, Dec. 8, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701-44703, 44707, 44709-44711, 45102-45103, 45301-45302.

### Source

Source: Docket 1179, 27 FR 7973, Aug. 10, 1962, unless otherwise noted.