[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR385.203]



[Page 226]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 385_SAFETY FITNESS PROCEDURES--Table of Contents

 

 Subpart C_Certification of Safety Auditors, Safety Investigators, and 

                            Safety Inspectors

 

Sec. 385.203  What are the requirements to obtain and maintain 

certification?



    (a) After June 17, 2002, a person who is not qualified under Sec. 

385.201(a) may not perform a compliance review, safety audit, or 

roadside inspection unless he or she has been certified by FMCSA or a 

State or local agency applying the FMCSA standards after successfully 

completing classroom training and examinations on the FMCSRs and HMRs as 

described in detail on the FMCSA website (www.fmcsa.dot.gov). These 

employees must also comply with the maintenance of certification/

qualification requirements of paragraph (b) of this section.

    (b) Maintenance of certification/qualification. A person may not 

perform a compliance review, safety audit, or roadside inspection unless 

he or she meets the quality-control and periodic re-training 

requirements adopted by the FMCSA to ensure the maintenance of high 

standards and familiarity with amendments to the FMCSRs and HMRs. These 

maintenance of certification/qualification requirements are described in 

detail on the FMCSA website (www.fmcsa.dot.gov).

    (c) The requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section for 

training, performance and maintenance of certification/qualification, 

which are described on the FMCSA website (www.fmcsa.dot.gov), are also 

available in hard copy from the Office of Professional Development and 

Training, FMCSA, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.