[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: 49CFR240.213]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 240--QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart C--Implementation of the Certification Process
 
Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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 
Sec. 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]