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Old 30th June 2010 | 09:31
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desertopsguy
 
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I'd be quite surprised if such a course existed, at least in the civilian world. I've never heard of helicopters needing to be dispatched although with some of the extreme weather that they encounter during offshore operations I suppose it would be a plausible idea.

If a company had their own chopper op they would probably do the training in-house.

As far as I'm aware there are no legal requirements for choppers to be dispatched by a licenced dispatcher and having been at a chopper outfit a good many years ago I can tell you that the pilots there did all their own planning.

If he already has a flight dispatcher licence then he might approach either the chopper manufacturer or a recognised type rating facility and enquire about any ground school courses that might be available.

Also try posting in the 'Rotorhead' forum, I'm sure there is someone there who is better placed to answer your question.

All the best.
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