[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 4] [Revised as of October 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR220.61] [Page 245-247] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PART 220--RAILROAD COMMUNICATIONS--Table of Contents Subpart B--Radio and Wireless Communication Procedures Sec. 220.61 Radio transmission of mandatory directives. (a) Each mandatory directive may be transmitted by radio only when authorized by the railroad's operating rules. The directive shall be transmitted in accordance with the railroad's operating rules and the requirements of this part. (b) The procedure for transmission of a mandatory directive is as follows: (1) The train dispatcher or operator shall call the addressees of the mandatory directive and state the intention to transmit the mandatory directive. (2) Before the mandatory directive is transmitted, the employee to receive and copy shall state the employee's name, identification, location, and readiness to receive and copy. An employee operating the controls of moving equipment shall not receive and copy mandatory directives. A mandatory directive shall not be transmitted to employees on moving equipment, if such directive cannot be received and copied without impairing safe operation of the equipment. (3) A mandatory directive shall be copied in writing by the receiving employee in the format prescribed in the railroad's operating rules. (4) After the mandatory directive has been received and copied, it shall be immediately repeated in its entirety. After verifying the accuracy of the repeated mandatory directive, the train dispatcher or operator shall then state the time and name of the employee designated by the railroad who is authorized to issue mandatory directives. An employee copying a mandatory directive shall then acknowledge by repeating the time and name of the employee so designated by the railroad. (5)(i) For train crews, before a mandatory directive is acted upon, the conductor and engineer shall each have a written copy of the mandatory directive and make certain that the mandatory directive is read and understood by all members of the crew who are responsible for the operation of the train. Mandatory directives which have been fulfilled or canceled shall be marked with an ``X'' or in accordance with the railroad's operating rules, and retained for the duration of the train crew's work assignment. (ii) For on-track equipment, before a mandatory directive is acted upon, the employee responsible for on-track safety shall have a written copy of the mandatory directive, and make certain that the mandatory directive is acknowledged by all employees who are responsible for executing that mandatory directive. The employee responsible for on- track safety shall retain a copy of the mandatory directive while it is in effect. (6) A mandatory directive which has not been completed or which does not comply with the requirements of the railroad's operating rules and this part, may not be acted upon and shall be [[Page 246]] treated as though not sent. Information contained in a mandatory directive may not be acted upon by persons other than those to whom the mandatory directive is addressed. Appendix A to Part 220--Recommended Phonetic Alphabet A--ALFA B--BRAVO C--CHARLIE D--DELTA E--ECHO F--FOXTROT G--GOLF H--HOTEL I--INDIA J--JULIET K--KILO L--LIMA M--MIKE N--NOVEMBER O--OSCAR P--PAPA Q--QUEBEC R--ROMEO S--SIERRA T--TANGO U--UNIFORM V--VICTOR W--WHISKEY X--XRAY Y--YANKEE Z--ZULU The letter ``ZULU'' should be written as ``Z'' to distinguish it from the numeral ``2''. Editorial Note: At 63 FR 11621, Mar. 10, 1998, an amendment was published amending footnote 1 to appendix A of part 220. The amendment could not be incorporated because footnote 1 to appendix A of part 220 does not exist in 49 CFR parts 200 to 399, revised as of Oct. 1, 1997. Appendix B to Part 220--Recommended Pronunciation of Numerals To distinguish numbers from similar sounding words, the word ``figures''should be used preceding such numbers. Numbers should be pronounced as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number Spoken ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0........................................ ZERO. 1........................................ WUN. 2........................................ TOO. 3........................................ THUH-REE-. 4........................................ FO-WER. 5........................................ FI-YIV. 6........................................ SIX. 7........................................ SEVEN. 8........................................ ATE. 9........................................ NINER. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (The figure ZERO should be written as ``0'' to distinguish it from the letter ``O''. The figure ONE should be underlined to distinguish it from the letter ``I''. When railroad rules require that numbers be spelled, these principles do not apply.) The following examples illustrate the recommended pronunciation of numerals: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number Spoken ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 44..................................... FO-WER FO-WER. 500.................................... FI-YIV HUNDRED. 1000................................... WUN THOUSAND. 1600................................... WUN SIX HUNDRED. 14899.................................. WUN FO-WER ATE NINER NINER. 20.3................................... TOO ZERO DECIMAL THUH-REE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Appendix C to Part 220--Schedule of Civil Penalties \1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ A penalty may be assessed against and only for a willful violation. The Administrator reserves the right to assess a penalty of up to $22,000 for any violation where circumstances warrant. See 49 CFR part 209, appendix A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Willful Section Violation violation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 220.9 Requirements for trains................. $5,000 $7,500 220.11 Requirements for roadway workers....... 5,000 7,500 220.21 Railroad Operating rules; radio communications............................... (a)........................................... 5,000 7,500 (b)........................................... 2,500 5,000 220.23 Publication of radio information....... 2,500 5,000 220.25 Instruction of employees............... 5,000 7,500 220.27 Identification......................... 1,000 2,000 220.29 Statement of letters and numbers....... 1,000 2,000 220.31 Initiating a transmission.............. 1,000 2,000 220.33 Receiving a transmission............... 1,000 2,000 220.35 Ending a transmission.................. 1,000 2,000 220.37 Voice test............................. 5,000 7,500 [[Page 247]] 220.39 Continuous monitoring.................. 2,500 5,000 220.41 [Reserved]............................. ........... ........... 220.43 Communication consistent with the rules 2,500 5,000 220.45 Complete communications................ 2,500 5,000 220.47 Emergencies............................ 2,500 5,000 220.49 Switching, backing or pushing.......... 5,000 7,500 220.51 Signal indications..................... 5,000 7,500 220.61 Radio transmission of mandatory 5,000 7,500 directives................................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------