Dispatch Dispatcher
Dispatch Dispatch 25
Training / Qualification; Communication Breakdown; Confusion
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Procedure; Chart Or Publication
I came on duty for an early morning day shift as flight Dispatcher for company. It was a busy morning as a Captain called wanting his flight plan that had not yet been done yet and I reviewed the weather; I noticed I had to amend a flight plan done on the midnight shift to change to a legal alternate. That flight was due at its destination in about 35 minutes. Thirty-eight minutes later I also got an ACARS message from a flight; asking if the RNAV departure out of his departure airport was not authorized for a non-GPS equipped airplane due to a NOTAM stating that. I confirmed the NOTAM stated that the SID was not authorized for non-GPS planes. Flight was still sitting at the gate. At the time I came on duty that flight had already been flight planned and the terms of the flight plan had been accepted by the Captain's signature on the release. The Captain claims he was cleared by ATC on the RNAV SID; and the Dispatcher was at fault. I had not flight planned or ATC filed this flight; but did assume responsibility as the relieving Dispatcher. As I had not done the original paperwork; I could not confirm all that had occurred on the previous shift. However; ATC routinely assigns SID's and STARS to flights without regard to their GPA capabilities. The Dispatcher that I relieved has since told me that he did not plan or ATC file the RNAV departure for that flight.
A Dispatcher reported that a non-GPS equipped B757-200 he became responsible for after shift change; was issued an RNAV departure which was NOTAMed GPS only by either ATC or the Dispatcher.