240.227—Reliance on qualification requirements of other countries.
        
        (a) 
         A railroad that conducts joint operations with a Canadian railroad may certify, for the purposes of compliance with this part, that a person is qualified to be a locomotive or train service engineer provided it determines that:
    
    
    
        
        (2) 
         The person meets or exceeds the qualifications standards issued by Transport Canada for such service.
    
    
        
        (b) 
         Any Canadian railroad that is required to comply with this regulation may certify that a person is qualified to be a locomotive or train service engineer provided it determines that:
    
    
    
        
        (2) 
         The person meets or exceeds the qualifications standards issued by Transport Canada for such service.