Designee/ODA

You use the Designee/ODA page to request a designee or ODA when applicable. Note that designees and ODAs cannot be requested for Special Flight Authorization (SFA) applications; and additionally ODAs cannot be requested for Exchange applications.

You access this page, after completing the Aircraft Registration page, in any of the following fashions:

• From the Documents page, after having entered the required information, click Save & Next. The Designee/ODA page displays.
• From the My AWC landing page, open the My Applications folder. The folder displays a list of your current applications. Select the applicable application by clicking on the Application Number hyperlink. The first page of the application displays. Select the Designee/ODA link from the third-tier menu. The Designee/ODA page displays.

Special Note: The data on this page displays as read only when the application status is canceled, closed or withdrawn.

At the top of the FAA header, Help, User Guide, and References links are displayed in the right corner along with a Signout link. The Help link opens page-specific help for the current page. The User Guide link opens the Airworthiness Certification Applicant User Guide, which is the secondary resource for Airworthiness Certification Applicant Portal application user procedures and reference information. The References link opens a page allowing you to access FAA reference data relevant to Airworthiness Certification. The Signout link logs you out of the application and takes you to the System Use Notice. At the bottom of the FAA header, your name displays right justified along with a Person icon (); clicking the icon displays a pop-up screen with a list of the roles assigned to you.

The title bar showing the application name, "Airworthiness Certification (AWC) - Applicant Portal," displays at the top of the page below the standard FAA page header. The Airworthiness Certification application navigation top-level menu bar displays just below the title bar and contains the links that provide access to the Airworthiness Certification commands, or functions: My AWC, Search, Reports and My Profile.

Below the top-level menu bar is a block showing the following application information:

Below the application block a tabbed menu appears with links to the various pages in the application process, depending upon the type of application being submitted.

For no Designee or ODA selection: If the answer to the question "Are you requesting a designee/ODA?" is No, click None and then click Save to save your answer and stay on this page or click Save & Next to save your answer and proceed to the Review page; otherwise, follow the applicable instructions below to request a designee or ODA.

Request Designee

The Designee section allows you to add designees to the project and view current potential or selected designees. Selected designees will be allowed to access the application through the AWC Designee portal. Note that this section will not be displayed for Special Flight Authorization applications

To request a designee, follow the steps below.

1. Select the Yes radio button for Designee.
2. Four search fields displays to search for and assign the designee (Designee Type, Designee First Name, Designee Last Name, and Designee Number). Any of these search fields can be used to pull up the record of the designee that you wish to assign.
3. Select the designee type from the Designee Type drop-down list. The list contains the following choices:

• DAR-F – Designated Airworthiness Representative for Manufacturing
• DAR-T - Maintenance Designated Airworthiness Representative
• DMIR – Designated Manufacturing Inspection Representative

4. In the Designee First Name field, enter the first three characters of the first name of the designee. The system displays a list of names from which to select. Select the appropriate name from the list.
5. In the Designee Last Name field, enter the first three characters of the last name of the designee. The system displays a list of names from which to select. Select the appropriate name from the list.
6. Enter the first three characters of the designee ID number into the Designee Number field and then select from the drop-down list.
7. Click SearchThe designees meeting the entered criteria are listed in the Designee data grid.
8. Click Select Designee in the Action column of the record for the designee that you want to assign. A dialog box displays asking you to confirm the designee selection.
9. Click Yes on the Select Designee dialog box. The designee displays in the Designee section for the current application in the AWC Internal application. If necessary, additional Designees may be added. Once they are selected and notified by an ASI assigned to the application, they can access the application by clicking the link in the email notification or by logging into the AWC Designee Portal and selecting Designee Requested from My Application on the home page. The email notification displays on the AWC Internal application’s Notifications page.

Designee Data Grid

The Designee data grid at the bottom of the page is you are requesting a designee and have successfully executed a search. By default, the columns are displayed in the following order.

• The first column, Full Name, lists the full name of the designee.
• The second column, Designation, displays the designee designation.
• The third column, Designee Number, displays the assigned designee number.
• The fourth column, Designee Type, displays the designee type (DAR or DMIR).
• The fifth column, Status. lists the status of the designee.
• The sixth column, Action, initially contains the Select Designee button that you click to select the designee that you want to assign. Once selected, this column displays a Delete icon () used to remove a designee record from the data grid.

  • To delete a designee record from the grid, simply click the Delete icon and click OK on the confirmation request that displays to remove the document. A message displays stating that the STC has been removed

For information about how to export the data grid, see Exporting Data; for information on how to sort the data in the grid, rearrange the columns, or add or delete columns, see Working with Data Grids.

Request ODA

The ODA section allows you to add an ODA to the application and view the current selected ODA. The selected ODA will be allowed to access the application through the AWC ODA Portal. Note that this page is not applicable for Special Flight Authorization and Exchange applications.

To request an ODA, follow the steps below.

1. Select the Yes radio button for ODA.

• The ODA search field displays to search for and assign the ODA.

2. Enter the first few characters of the ODA Organization into the Select ODA field and select the ODA from the drop-down list.

Special Note: If the application configuration is not set for the ODA organization, a message displays to contact the ODA Administrator to configure the application routing.

3. Click Save & Next. The ODA is assigned to the application and the Review page displays.
• Click Save to save the ODA and remain on the page.