[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR396.19]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 396_INSPECTION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  396.19  Inspector qualifications.

    (a) It shall be the motor carrier's responsibility to ensure that 
the individual(s) performing an annual inspection under Sec.  396.17 (d) 
or (e) is qualified as follows:
    (1) Understands the inspection criteria set forth in 49 CFR part 393 
and appendix G of this subchapter and can identify defective components;
    (2) Is knowledgeable of and has mastered the methods, procedures, 
tools and equipment used when performing an inspection; and
    (3) Is capable of performing an inspection by reason of experience, 
training, or both as follows:
    (i) Successfully completed a State or Federal-sponsored training 
program or has a certificate from a State or Canadian Province which 
qualifies the person to perform commercial motor vehicle safety 
inspections, or
    (ii) Have a combination of training and/or experience totaling at 
least 1 year. Such training and/or experience may consist of:
    (A) Participation in a truck manufacturer-sponsored training program 
or similar commercial training program designed to train students in 
truck operation and maintenance;
    (B) Experience as a mechanic or inspector in a motor carrier 
maintenance program;

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    (C) Experience as a mechanic or inspector in truck maintenance at a 
commercial garage, fleet leasing company, or similar facility; or
    (D) Experience as a commercial vehicle inspector for a State, 
Provincial or Federal Government.
    (b) Evidence of that individual's qualifications under this section 
shall be retained by the motor carrier for the period during which that 
individual is performing annual motor vehicle inpspections for the motor 
carrier, and for one year thereafter. However, motor carriers do not 
have to maintain documentation of inspector qualifications for those 
inspections performed either as part of a State periodic inspection 
program or at the roadside as part of a random roadside inspection 
program.

[53 FR 49410, Dec. 7, 1988; 53 FR 49968, Dec. 12, 1988]