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Document types

DRS has 105 document types. External API keys can read 79. The other 26 are internal only.

Use the DocType member or the code string. Get the fields of a type with catalog.get_doctype(code).fields.

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AGC: Office of the Chief Counsel

Member Code Name Text
CIVIL_PENALTY_APPEALS CIVIL_PENALTY_APPEALS Civil Penalty Appeals
LEGAL_INTERPRETATIONS LEGAL_INTERPRETATIONS Legal Interpretations

AIR: Aircraft Certification Service

Member Code Name Text
AB AB Air Commerce Regulations/Aeronautics Bulletins (AB)
AC AC Advisory Circulars (AC)
ACCEPTED_CONSENSUS_STANDARDS ACCEPTED_CONSENSUS_STANDARDS Accepted Consensus Standards/Notices of Availability
ADFRAWD ADFRAWD AD Final Rules Yes
ADFREAD ADFREAD Emergency ADs (EAD)
ADNPRM ADNPRM AD Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (AD NPRM) Yes
AIRPORT_AC AIRPORT_AC Airport Advisory Circulars (AC)
AIRWORTHINESS_CONCERN_SHEETS AIRWORTHINESS_CONCERN_SHEETS Airworthiness Concern Sheets (ACS)
AIR_POLICY AIR_POLICY AIR Policy Statements, Memos and Deviations
AVP_POLICY AVP_POLICY AVP Policy Statements, Memos and Deviations
CAM CAM Civil Aeronautics Manuals (CAM)
CANIC CANIC Continued Airworthiness Notification to the International Community (CANIC)
CAR CAR Civil Air Regulations (CARs)
CATA_WORKLIST_ITEM CATA_WORKLIST_ITEM CATA Worklist Item (CWI) Decision Documents
CFRFRSFAR CFRFRSFAR Final Rules Yes
ELOS ELOS Equivalent Levels of Safety (ELOS)
FAR FAR Title 14 CFR By Part and Section Yes
NORSEE NORSEE 14 CFR Part 21.8(d) / NORSEE Approvals
NPRM NPRM Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Yes
PMA PMA Parts Manufacturer Approvals (PMA)
POLICY POLICY AVS Policy Statements, Memos and Deviations
SAIB SAIB Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIB)
SCFINAL SCFINAL Special Conditions (Final) Yes
SCPROPOSED SCPROPOSED Special Conditions (Proposed) Yes
SFAR SFAR Special Federal Aviation Regulations (SFAR) Yes
STC STC Supplemental Type Certificates (STC)
TCDSMODEL TCDSMODEL Type Certificate Data Sheets (TCDS)
TSO TSO Technical Standard Orders (TSO)
TSOI TSOI Technical Standard Order Authorizations (TSOA) and Letters of Design Approval (LODA)
UNAPPROVED_PARTS_NOTIFICATIONS UNAPPROVED_PARTS_NOTIFICATIONS Unapproved Parts Notifications (UPN)

ANG: NextGen

Member Code Name Text
FIRE_TEST_HANDBOOK FIRE_TEST_HANDBOOK Aircraft Materials Fire Test Handbook
FIRE_TEST_HANDBOOK_REVISION3 FIRE_TEST_HANDBOOK_REVISION3 Aircraft Materials Fire Test Handbook - Revision 3

ARM: Office of Rulemaking

Member Code Name Text
EXEMPTION EXEMPTION Exemptions

AST: Commercial Space Transportation

Member Code Name Text
ENVIRONMENTAL_SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL_SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS Environmental Supporting Documents
LAUNCH_SITE_OPERATOR_LICENSES LAUNCH_SITE_OPERATOR_LICENSES Sites
LAUNCH_VEHICLE_OPERATOR_LICENSES LAUNCH_VEHICLE_OPERATOR_LICENSES Vehicles
PERMITS PERMITS Experimental Permits
SAFETY_ELEMENT_APPROVALS SAFETY_ELEMENT_APPROVALS Safety Element Approvals

FS: Flight Standards Service

Member Code Name Text
ORDER_8900_1_EDITORIAL_CORRECTIONS 8900.1_EDITORIAL_CORRECTIONS Editorial Corrections
ORDER_8900_1_SUMMARY_OF_CHANGES 8900.1_SUMMARY_OF_CHANGES Summary of Changes
AFS_FFS_UPDATEPUB AFS_FFS_UPDATEPUB Future of Flight Standards (FFS) UpdatePub
AFS_FOCUS_TEAMS AFS_FOCUS_TEAMS Focus Teams
AIRCRAFT_MASTER_SCHEDULE AIRCRAFT_MASTER_SCHEDULE Aircraft Master Schedule
AIRCRAFT_STANDARDIZED_CURRICULUM AIRCRAFT_STANDARDIZED_CURRICULUM Aircraft-Specific Standardized Curriculum
ALERTS ALERTS Aviation Maintenance Alerts Data
BULLETINS BULLETINS Handbook, Information and Policy Subsystem Bulletins
FOEB FOEB Flight Operations Evaluation Board (FOEB) Announcements
FSB_REPORTS FSB_REPORTS Flight Standardization Board Reports (FSBR)
FS_POLICY FS_POLICY FS Policy Statements, Memos and Deviations
INFO INFO Information for Operators (InFO)
MMEL MMEL Master Minimum Equipment Lists (MMEL)
MMEL_POLICY_LETTERS MMEL_POLICY_LETTERS Master Minimum Equipment List Policy Letters (MMEL PL)
NOTICES NOTICES Notices
OPSS_GUIDANCE OPSS_GUIDANCE Operations Safety System (OPSS) Documents
ORDERS ORDERS Orders
ORDER_8300_10 ORDER_8300.10 Order 8300.10, Airworthiness Inspector’s Handbook
ORDER_8400_10 ORDER_8400.10 Order 8400.10, Air Transportation Operations Inspectors Handbook
ORDER_8700_1 ORDER_8700.1 Order 8700.1, General Aviation Safety Inspectors Handbook
ORDER_8740_1 ORDER_8740.1 Order 8740.1, FAA Safety Team Program Manager’s Handbook
ORDER_8900_1 ORDER_8900.1 8900.1, Contents
OSR OSR Operational Suitability Reports (OSR)
OSWG OSWG Operations Specification Working Group (OSWG)
OTHER_AWARDS_INFORMATION_GUIDES OTHER_AWARDS_INFORMATION_GUIDES Awards Information Guides (AIG)
OTHER_EFB_CHECKLISTS OTHER_EFB_CHECKLISTS Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Checklist
OTHER_EFB_RESEARCH_REPORTS OTHER_EFB_RESEARCH_REPORTS Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Research Reports
OTHER_FAA_90_DAY_SAFETY_REVIEW OTHER_FAA_90_DAY_SAFETY_REVIEW FAA 90-Day Safety Review
OTHER_INFORMATION_GUIDES OTHER_INFORMATION_GUIDES Information Guides
OTHER_INTERNATIONAL_PUBLICATIONS OTHER_INTERNATIONAL_PUBLICATIONS International Agreements
OTHER_JOB_AIDS OTHER_JOB_AIDS Job Aids
OTHER_PS_FEDERAL_AVIATION_ACTS OTHER_PS_FEDERAL_AVIATION_ACTS PS Federal Aviation Acts Data
OTHER_RCCB OTHER_RCCB Regulatory Consistency Communication Board (RCCB) Determinations
PART_129_OPSPEC_JA PART_129_OPSPEC_JA Part 129 Operations Specification (OpSpec) Job Aids
PILOT_QUALIFICATION_CURRICULUM PILOT_QUALIFICATION_CURRICULUM Instructor/Check Pilot Qualification Curriculum
SAFO SAFO Safety Alerts for Operators (SAFO)
SAS_AXH_DCT SAS_AXH_DCT SAS AXH Data Collection Tool (DCT)
SAS_DCT SAS_DCT SAS FS Data Collection Tool (DCT)
STCRELIEFAPPLETTER STCRELIEFAPPLETTER STC Relief Approval Letters

Internal only

Member Code Name
AFS_1_MEMORANDUMS AFS-1_MEMORANDUMS AFX Memorandums
AFS_FFS_UPDATES AFS_FFS_UPDATES FFS Updates
AFS_POLICY_DEV_MEMOS AFS_POLICY_DEV_MEMOS Flight Standards Policy Deviation Memorandums
AIR_QMS_PROCESSES AIR_QMS_PROCESSES AIR QMS Processes
AOV_JOB_AIDS AOV_JOB_AIDS Job Aids (AOV)
AOV_SAFETY_OVERSIGHT_CIRCULAR AOV_SAFETY_OVERSIGHT_CIRCULAR Safety Oversight Circulars (SOC)
AOV_WORK_INSTRUCTIONS AOV_WORK_INSTRUCTIONS Work Instructions (AOV)
AT_JTA AT_JTA Air Transportation Job Task Analysis (Historical AT JTA)
GA_JTA GA_JTA General Aviation Job Task Analysis (Historical GA JTA)
ICAO_ANNEX ICAO_ANNEX ICAO Annexes
ICAO_DOCUMENT ICAO_DOCUMENT ICAO Documents
ICAO_OTHER_PUBLICATIONS ICAO_OTHER_PUBLICATIONS ICAO - Other Publications
ICAO_PANS ICAO_PANS ICAO Procedures for Air Navigation Services (PANS)
JOB_TASKS JOB_TASKS Job Tasks (JT)
OTHER_AWO OTHER_AWO All Weather Operations (AWO) Specialists
OTHER_CPD_6_03 OTHER_CPD_6.03 FAA Air Carrier Certification Process Certification Process Document (CPD) 6.03
OTHER_FLIGHT_STANDARDS_ORM_WORKSHEETS OTHER_FLIGHT_STANDARDS_ORM_WORKSHEETS Flight Standards Preflight Operational Risk Matrix (ORM) Worksheets
OTHER_LASER_INVESTIGATION_REFERENCES OTHER_LASER_INVESTIGATION_REFERENCES Laser Investigation References
OTHER_PROCEDURES_MANUAL OTHER_PROCEDURES_MANUAL Program Tracking and Reporting Subsystem (PTRS) Procedures Manual (PPM)
OTHER_PS_LEGAL_INTERPRETATIONS OTHER_PS_LEGAL_INTERPRETATIONS Inactive Legal Interpretations
OTHER_PS_POLICY_MEMORANDA OTHER_PS_POLICY_MEMORANDA PS Policy Memoranda
OTHER_PS_PREAMBLES OTHER_PS_PREAMBLES PS Preambles
OTHER_QMS_AND_BP OTHER_QMS_AND_BP Flight Standards (FS) QMS Processes
OTHER_RIRTP OTHER_RIRTP Runway Incursion Remedial Training Program (RIRTP)
OTHER_SPRS OTHER_SPRS Supplemental Passenger Restraint Systems (SPRS)
OTHER_VPM OTHER_VPM Vital Information Subsystem Procedures Manual (VPM)