---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 183.31"
title: "14"
number: "183.31"
heading: "Designated manufacturing inspection representatives."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/183.31"
---

# §183.31. Designated manufacturing inspection representatives.


A designated manufacturing inspection representative (DMIR) may, within limits prescribed by, and under the general supervision of, the Administrator, do the following:

- (a) **Issue—**
  - (1) Original airworthiness certificates for aircraft and airworthiness approvals for engines, propellers, and product parts that conform to the approved design requirements and are in a condition for safe operation;
  - (2) Export certificates of airworthiness and airworthiness approval tags in accordance with [subpart L of part 21](/cfr/14/part21-subpartL.md) of this chapter;
  - (3) Experimental certificates for aircraft for which the manufacturer holds the type certificate and which have undergone changes to the type design requiring 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 design and are in condition for safe operation.
- (c) Perform functions authorized by this section for the manufacturer, or the manufacturer's supplier, at any location authorized by the FAA.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Docket 16622, 45 FR 1416, Jan. 7, 1980]

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44702, 45303.

### Source

Source: Docket 1151, 27 FR 4951, May 26, 1962, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Docket 16622, 45 FR 1416, Jan. 7, 1980]