[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: 49CFR240.211]



[Page 764]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 240_QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS--Table 

 

          Subpart C_Implementation of the Certification Process

 

Sec.  240.211  Procedures for making the determination on performance 



skills.



    (a) After the pertinent date specified in paragraph (e), (f), or (g) 

of Sec.  240.201, each railroad, prior to initially certifying or 

recertifying any person as an engineer for any class of train or 

locomotive service, shall determine that the person has demonstrated, in 

accordance with the requirements of Sec.  240.127 of this part, the 

skills to safely operate locomotives or locomotives and trains, 

including the proper application of the railroad's rules and practices 

for the safe operation of locomotives or trains, in the most demanding 

class or type of service that the person will be permitted to perform.

    (b) In order to make this determination, a railroad shall have 

written documentation showing the person either

    (i) Exhibited his or her knowledge by achieving a passing grade in 

testing that complies with this part or

    (ii) Did not achieve a passing grade in such testing.

    (c) If a person fails to achieve a passing score under the testing 

and evaluation procedures required by this part, no railroad shall 

permit or require that person to operate a locomotive as a locomotive or 

train service engineer prior to that person's achieving a passing score 

during a reexamination of his or her performance skills.

    (d) No railroad shall permit a designated supervisor of locomotive 

engineers to test, examine or evaluate his or her own performance skills 

when complying with this section.