[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 49CFR240.105]



[Page 750]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 240_QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS--Table 

 

        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]