FAA Order 8100.8D - Designee Management Handbook

1 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Order National Policy Effective Date: 10/28/2011 SUBJ: Designee Management Handbook This Order is a comprehensive publication establishing policy and procedures for the selection, appointment, orientation, training, oversight, renewal tracking, and tennination ofcertain representatives ofthe Administrator, under the cognizance ofthe Aircraft Certification Service and Flight Standards Service. The information contained in this Order is the result ofan ongoing effort to improve the processes involving representatives ofthe Administrator and to update the procedures as appropriate. ~~~~ Dorenda D. Baker Director Aircraft Certification Service Distribution: Electronic Initiated by: AIR-100/200 10/28/2011 Table of Contents Paragraph Page Chapter 1. Introduction 100. 101. Audience .. 1-1 102. Where To Find This 103.

2 1-1 104. Explanation of Changes .. 1-1 105. Compliance 106. General 1-2 Chapter 2. AIR Roles and Responsibilities 200. General .. 2-1 201. 202. Designee Process Coordinator .. 2-1 203. 204. Appointing Office Manager .. 2-3 205. Evaluation 2-4 206. Appeal Panel .. 2-4 207. Evaluator .. 2-5 208. Managing Office Manager .. 2-5 Chapter 3. AIR Designee Authority and Responsibilities 300.

3 General .. 3-1 301. Manufacturing Designee 3-2 302. Cross-Utilization of 303. Manufacturing designees International Operating Procedures .. 3-4 304. Engineering Designee DER 305. Engineering Designee Appointments Company/Consultant 3-4 306. Engineering Designations .. 3-5 307. Engineering designees Special Designations .. 3-7 308. Engineering designees Special Authorizations .. 3-10 309. Engineering designees Delegated Functions/Authorized Areas/Limitations/Specific 310. Engineering designees International Operating 3-12 iii 10/28/2011 Paragraph Page Chapter 4.

4 AIR Application Process 400. General .. 4-1 401. Application 4-1 402. Regulatory Appointment 4-2 403. Technical Appointment Criteria General .. 4-2 404. Technical Appointment Criteria Specialized DER .. 4-3 Table 4-1. Technical Appointment Criteria Specialized DER .. 4-3 405. Interface Appointment Criteria DER .. 4-15 406. Standardization Appointment Criteria .. 4-16 407. FAA Employee Applicants .. 4-16 408. Multiple Appointments .. 4-16 409. Supplier DMIR Applications .. 4-17 410. Appointment of DMIRs Outside the United 4-18 411. Appointment of DARs Outside the United 4-18 412. Appointment of DERs Outside the United Chapter 5. AIR Designee Appointment Process 500.

5 General .. 5-1 501. Initial Application Processing .. 5-1 502. Advisor s Evaluation of the 5-2 503. Purpose and Makeup of the EP .. 5-3 504. EP Review of the 505. Administrative 5-5 506. DER Candidate 507. DER Candidate 508. Requests for Multiple Appointments, Dual Appointments, Expanded Authority, and Chapter 6. AIR Appeal Process 600. General .. 6-1 601. Appeal Panel .. 6-1 602. Scope of Appeal Panel 6-1 603. Functioning of Appeal 6-1 iv 10/28/2011 Paragraph Page Chapter 7. AIR Designee Orientation 700.

6 General .. 7-1 701. General Designee Orientation .. 7-1 702. DER 7-2 703. DMIR Orientation .. 7-3 704. DAR Orientation .. 7-5 Chapter 8. Designee Training 800. General .. 8-1 801. Types of Designee Training Seminars .. 8-1 802. Initial Seminars .. 8-1 803. Recurrent 8-3 804. Additional 8-5 805. Seminar Attendance Records .. 8-5 806. Seminar Chapter 9. AIR Designee Oversight 900. General .. 9-1 901.

7 Responsibilities .. 9-1 902. Manufacturing DMIR/DAR Oversight (Supervision, Monitoring, and Tracking) .. 9-2 903. DMIR/DAR Geographic Restrictions .. 9-4 904. DER Oversight .. 9-5 905. Minimum Levels of DER 906. FAA Form 8110-3 Submittal .. 9-10 907. DER Candidate 908. Designee Information Chapter 10. AIR Designee Renewal 1000. AIR Designee Renewal .. 10-1 1001. Duration of 10-1 1002. DMIR and Manufacturing DAR Renewal Guidelines .. 10-2 1003. Executive-level 10-4 1004. Executive-level DMIR/DAR Evaluation Considerations .. 10-4 1005. DER Renewal Procedures .. 10-5 1006. Executive-level DER Evaluation Considerations .. 10-8 v 10/28/2011 Paragraph Page Chapter 11.

8 Suspension, Reinstatement, and Termination of AIR Designations 1100. General .. 11-1 1101. 11-1 1102. Suspension Process and 1103. Suspension Requirements .. 11-1 1104. Reinstatement from 1105. 1106. Cause for Termination of Designations .. 11-3 1107. Voluntary Termination Procedures for 1108. Termination Procedures of a DMIR, DER, or 1109. Coordination of Termination 1110. Designee Information Network Status .. 11-6 Chapter 12. AIR Designee File Management 1200. Establishment and Maintenance of 12-1 1201. Designee File Content .. 12-1 1202. Designee File Chapter 13. Amateur-Built and Light-Sport Aircraft Certification Functions 1300. 1301.

9 Function Code 1302 Limitations .. 13-1 1303. National Examiner Board (NEB) .. 13-1 1304. Selection and Appointment 1305. Qualification Criteria .. 13-3 1306. Training Figure 13-1. Amateur-Built and Light-Sport Aircraft Supplemental 13-7 vi 10/28/2011 Paragraph Page Chapter 14. AFS DAR Procedures 1400. General .. 14-1 1401. General Qualifications .. 14-1 1402. Specialized Experience Required for Maintenance 14-1 1403. Specialized Experience Required for Data Management 14-4 1404.

10 National Examiner Board (NEB) 1405. Application Procedures .. 14-6 1406. Authorized Functions and Codes and Their 1407. Former FAA Employee Applications .. 14-7 1408. Applicant 14-7 1409. General Designee Orientation .. 14-7 1410. Designee Responsibilities .. 14-7 1411. DAR Geographical 14-8 1412. Designee Information Network/Program Tracking and Reporting 1413. Compliance and Enforcement .. 14-9 1414. Designee 1415. Termination of 14-10 Chapter 15. Authorized Functions 1501. Authorized Functions and Codes .. 15-1 1502. Function Code(s) Table 15-1. DMIR Authorized 15-1 Table 15-2.