Title 49: Transportation
PART 240—QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS
Subpart C—Implementation of the Certification Process
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§ 240.213 Procedures for making the determination on completion of training program.
(a) After the pertinent date specified in paragraph (e), (f), or (g) of §240.201, each railroad, prior to the initial issuance of a certificate to any person as a train or locomotive service engineer, shall determine that the person has, in accordance with the requirements of §240.123 of this part, the knowledge and skills to safely operate a locomotive or train in the most demanding class or type of service that the person will be permitted to perform.
(b) In making this determination, a railroad shall have written documentation showing that:
(1) The person completed a training program that complies with §240.123 of this part;
(2) The person demonstrated his or her knowledge and skills by achieving a passing grade under the testing and evaluation procedures of that training program; and
(3) A qualified Designated Supervisor of Locomotive Engineers has determined that the person is familiar with the physical characteristics of the railroad or its pertinent segments.
[56 FR 28254, June 19, 1991, as amended at 64 FR 60992, Nov. 8, 1999]
