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dispatcher

Software that determines what pending tasks should be done next and assigns the available resources to accomplish it. It may execute other programs or generate a list for human operators to follow. See scheduler.

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dispatcher

i. The person responsible for dispatching an airline flight. Dispatchers are usually ground-based personnel who exercise, with the pilot-in-command, the operational control of the flight. The duties of flight dispatchers include providing meteorological information for the flight; flight planning; arranging loading and unloading of aircraft; stocking aircraft with consumables; apron servicing; and other turn-around tasks. An aircraft dispatcher must have in his or her possession a current aircraft dispatcher certificate.
ii. A person who supervises the exits of paratroopers or the drops of loads from an aircraft.

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This is intended to enable individual dispatchers to better identify cardiac arrest through the improved detection of agonal breathing over the phone.

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When status messages aren't enough and you need to send a more detailed message, dispatchers or supervisors can now send short text messages of up to 48 characters in length to any radio.

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Driver retention is modeled as a function of dispatcher age, experience in dispatch, and the behavioral variable responsiveness.

Exploring Dispatcher Characteristics and Their Effect on Driver Retention

Dispatchers with a map display system of the 14-county region will be able to track patrol cars and pin-point complaints -- allowing dispatchers to quickly assign the closest patrol car.

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As he speaks with the dispatcher, he hears more gunfire.

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A dispatcher provides all the technical information to a pilot, including the flight plan.

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While on the phone with a 911 dispatcher, Cornelissen was told how to perform CPR on the infant which saved her life.

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Emergency medical dispatcher (EMD) Abdul-Hamid Mohamed Ameen won the "Dispatcher of the Year'" award by the International Academy of Emergency Dispatch (IAED) during the annual Middle East Navigators conference held in Doha recently.

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Beck also reported that the dispatcher was facing disciplinary measures, however, when asked by reporters what sort of discipline, he did not elaborate on the matter.