# Manifest & loads

> Create loads, manifest tandems, fun jumpers, and groups, run the load calls, move or remove people, use the wait list, and set license holds, in the order a manifest desk does it.

Source: https://ezdzskydive.com/docs/manifest-and-loads · Last updated: 2026-11-03 · Audience: DZ admins and staff · Support: door@ezdz.xyz

The manifest desk keeps aircraft full and everyone informed. Open **DZ Admin → Loads**. Every change shows live on the [Public Display and TV mode](https://ezdzskydive.com/docs/public-display) and in jumpers' dashboards.

## Create a load

1. Click **Add New Load**.
2. Choose the **aircraft**.
3. Optionally add an **estimated takeoff time** and a **pilot**.
4. Click **Create**. The load opens right away.

Capacity comes from the aircraft. See [Aircraft & gear](https://ezdzskydive.com/docs/aircraft-and-gear).

## Manifest people

### A tandem

Use whichever fits your workflow:

- **From the bookings desk:** find the booking, click **Assign to Load**, pick the load and an instructor.
- **From the load:** click an empty slot, pick the tandem booking and instructor, and add a videographer if needed.

### A fun jumper

1. Open the load and click an open slot.
2. For a registered jumper, type their name and select them. For a guest, type the guest's name instead.
3. Choose the jump type (belly, freefly, tracking, and so on) and confirm.

If your dropzone uses [USPA verification](https://ezdzskydive.com/docs/uspa-verification), you may see a warning here with an option to override it.

> **Let jumpers self-manifest**
>
> If **Allow Self-Manifest** is on, fun jumpers add themselves from their dashboard. It cuts workload at busy times. See [Dropzone settings](https://ezdzskydive.com/docs/dropzone-settings).

### A group jump

Click **Group Jump** on the load and add each member the same way (search a registered jumper or enter a guest name, then pick a jump type). Exit order is arranged automatically by category.

## Call the load

Buttons on the load update its status live, and everyone watching sees it instantly:

1. **15 Min**, **10 Min**, **5 Min**, **Now**: call times, used in order as departure gets closer.
2. **In The Air**: press when the aircraft departs. If **Auto-deduct Credits** is on, credits come off now.
3. **Landed**: press when everyone is back on the ground. This closes out the load.

Pressed the wrong one? Set the load back to **Manifesting** to reverse a call.

## Move or remove people

- **Remove** takes someone off a slot.
- **Drag and drop** a jumper from one load slot to another to move them.
- **Remove Load** removes a load, and asks whether to delete it or **bump** everyone to another load. Use this to merge partly-filled loads.

## Wait list

When the wait list is enabled (use **Create Wait List** on the loads screen), fun jumpers can't add themselves directly to loads. They use **Join Wait List**, and you drag them onto open slots. It works for fun jumpers, instructors, students, and tandems. It's useful on busy days when you want tandems and instructors placed before fun jumpers fill the plane. You manage the wait list from the loads screen.

## License hold

Open a load and click **Set License Hold**, then choose the minimum license level. Jumpers below that level can't manifest on that load, from the admin side or self-manifest. It applies instantly.

## Quick reference

| I want to... | Do this |
| --- | --- |
| Start a new load | **Loads → Add New Load** |
| Put a tandem on a load | **Assign to Load** on the booking, or click an empty slot |
| Reverse a mistaken call | Set the load back to **Manifesting** |
| Merge two loads | **Remove Load**, then bump jumpers to the other load |
| Charge for gear or coaching | **Custom Charge**. See [Bookings desk](https://ezdzskydive.com/docs/bookings-desk) |