An aircraft dispatcher admitted that he had let his route qualification lapse inadvertently.

Attributes
ACN	515940
Time
Date	200105
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	515940
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Fell out of dispatch currency due to misinterp of route qualification guidelines. Did not complete route qualification during month of march or april. In may, fell out of currency for 6 working days. Thought route qualification due every 13 months (including grace month). Had thought I completed in apr/2000. It was actually completed in march.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACFT DISPATCHER ADMITTED THAT HE HAD LET HIS RTE QUALIFICATION LAPSE INADVERTENTLY.

Narrative: FELL OUT OF DISPATCH CURRENCY DUE TO MISINTERP OF RTE QUALIFICATION GUIDELINES. DID NOT COMPLETE RTE QUALIFICATION DURING MONTH OF MARCH OR APRIL. IN MAY, FELL OUT OF CURRENCY FOR 6 WORKING DAYS. THOUGHT RTE QUALIFICATION DUE EVERY 13 MONTHS (INCLUDING GRACE MONTH). HAD THOUGHT I COMPLETED IN APR/2000. IT WAS ACTUALLY COMPLETED IN MARCH.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.