CFR > Title 49 - Transportation > SUBTITLE B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation > CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Parts 200–269) > PART 240—QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS > SUBPART B—Component Elements of the Certification Process (§240.101 to §240.129) > 240.101—Certification program required.

240.101—Certification program required.

(a) Each railroad subject to this part shall have in effect a written program for certifying the qualifications of locomotive engineers.
(b) Each railroad shall have such a program in effect prior to commencing operations.
(c) Each railroad shall have a certification program approved in accordance with § 240.103 that includes:
(1) A procedure for designating any person it determines to be qualified as a supervisor of locomotive engineers that complies with the criteria established in § 240.105 ;
(2) A designation of the classes of service that it determines will be used in compliance with the criteria established in § 240.107 ;
(3) A procedure for evaluating prior safety conduct that complies with the criteria established in § 240.109 ;
(4) A procedure for evaluating visual and hearing acuity that complies with the criteria established in § 240.121 ;
(5) A procedure for training that complies with the criteria established in § 240.123 ;
(6) A procedure for knowledge testing that complies with the criteria established in § 240.125 ;
(7) A procedure for skill performance testing that complies with the criteria established in § 240.127; and
(8) A procedure for monitoring operational performance that complies with the criteria established in § 240.129.
[56 FR 28254, June 19, 1991, as amended at 74 FR 68182, Dec. 23, 2009]