[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR240.105]

[Page 628]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 240--QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart B--Component Elements of the Certification Process
 
Sec. 240.105  Criteria for selection of designated supervisors of locomotive engineers.

    (a) Each railroad's program shall include criteria and procedures 
for implementing this section.
    (b) The railroad shall examine any person it is considering for 
qualification as a supervisor of locomotive engineers to determine that 
he or she:
    (1) Knows and understands the requirements of this part;
    (2) Can appropriately test and evaluate the knowledge and skills of 
locomotive engineers;
    (3) Has the necessary supervisory experience to prescribe 
appropriate remedial action for any noted deficiencies in the training, 
knowledge or skills of a person seeking to obtain or retain 
certification; and
    (4) Is a certified engineer who is qualified on the physical 
characteristics of the portion of the railroad on which that person will 
perform the duties of a Designated Supervisor of Locomotive Engineers.
    (c) If a railroad does not have any Designated Supervisors of 
Locomotive Engineers, and wishes to hire one, the chief operating 
officer of the railroad shall make a determination in writing that the 
Designated Supervisor of Locomotive Engineers designate possesses the 
necessary performance skills in accordance with Sec. 240.127. This 
determination shall take into account any special operating 
characteristics which are unique to that railroad.

[56 FR 28254, June 19, 1991, as amended at 64 FR 60990, Nov. 8, 1999]