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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 183.31 

equivalencies to prescribed noise proce-
dures or standards. 

[Doc. No. 1151, 27 FR 4951, May 26, 1962, as 
amended by Amdt. 183–7, 45 FR 32669, May 19, 
1980; Amdt. 183–9, 54 FR 39296, Sept. 25, 1989] 

§ 183.31 Designated manufacturing in-

spection representatives. 

A designated manufacturing inspec-

tion representative (DMIR) may, with-
in limits prescribed by, and under the 
general supervision of, the Adminis-
trator, do the following: 

(a) Issue— 
(1) Original airworthiness certificates 

for aircraft and airworthiness approv-
als for engines, propellers, and product 
parts that conform to the approved de-
sign requirements and are in a condi-
tion for safe operation; 

(2) Export certificates of airworthi-

ness and airworthiness approval tags in 
accordance with subpart L of part 21 of 
this chapter; 

(3) Experimental certificates for air-

craft for which the manufacturer holds 
the type certificate and which have un-
dergone changes to the type design re-
quiring a flight test; and 

(4) Special flight permits to export 

aircraft. 

(b) Conduct any inspections that may 

be necessary to determine that— 

(1) Prototype products and related 

parts conform to design specifications; 
and 

(2) Production products and related 

parts conform to the approved type de-
sign and are in condition for safe oper-
ation. 

(c) Perform functions authorized by 

this section for the manufacturer, or 
the manufacturer’s supplier, at any lo-
cation authorized by the FAA. 

[Doc. No. 16622, 45 FR 1416, Jan. 7, 1980] 

§ 183.33 Designated Airworthiness 

Representative. 

A Designated Airworthiness Rep-

resentative (DAR) may, within limits 
prescribed by and under the general su-
pervision of the Administrator, do the 
following: 

(a) Perform examination, inspection, 

and testing services necessary to issue, 
and to determine the continuing effec-
tiveness of, certificates, including 
issuing certificates, as authorized by 
the Executive Director, Flight Stand-

ards Service in the area of mainte-
nance or as authorized by the Execu-
tive Director, Aircraft Certification 
Service in the areas of manufacturing 
and engineering. 

(b) Charge a fee for his or her serv-

ices. 

(c) Perform authorized functions at 

any authorized location. 

(Secs. 313(a), 314, 601, 603, 605, and 1102, Fed-
eral Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 
U.S.C. 1354(a), 1355, 1421, 1423, 1425, and 1502); 
sec.6(c) Department of Transportation Act 
(49 U.S.C. 1655(c))) 

[Doc. No. 23140, 48 FR 16179, Apr. 14, 1983, as 
amended by Amdt. 183–9, 54 FR 39296, Sept. 
25, 1989; Amdt. 183–11, 67 FR 72766, Dec. 6, 
2002; Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 183–17, 83 
FR 9176, Mar. 5, 2018] 

Subpart D—Organization 

Designation Authorization 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. FAA–2003–16685, 70 FR 

59947, Oct. 13, 2005, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 183.41 Applicability and definitions. 

(a) This subpart contains the proce-

dures required to obtain an Organiza-
tion Designation Authorization, which 
allows an organization to perform spec-
ified functions on behalf of the Admin-
istrator related to engineering, manu-
facturing, operations, airworthiness, or 
maintenance. 

(b) 

Definitions. 

For the purposes of 

this subpart: 

Organization Designation Authoriza-

tion 

(ODA) means the authorization to 

perform approved functions on behalf 
of the Administrator. 

ODA Holder 

means the organization 

that obtains the authorization from 
the Administrator, as identified in a 
Letter of Designation. 

ODA Unit 

means an identifiable 

group of two or more individuals with-
in the ODA Holder’s organization that 
performs the authorized functions. 

§ 183.43 Application. 

An application for an ODA may be 

submitted after November 14, 2006. An 
application for an ODA must be sub-
mitted in a form and manner pre-
scribed by the Administrator and must 
include the following: 

(a) A description of the functions for 

which authorization is requested.