---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 55.47"
title: "10"
number: "55.47"
heading: "Waiver of examination and test requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/55.47"
---

# §55.47. Waiver of examination and test requirements.

- (a) On application, the Commission may waive any or all of the requirements for a written examination and operating test, if it finds that the applicant—
  - (1) Has had extensive actual operating experience at a comparable facility, as determined by the Commission, within two years before the date of application;
  - (2) Has discharged his or her responsibilities competently and safely and is capable of continuing to do so; and
  - (3) Has learned the operating procedures for and is qualified to operate competently and safely the facility designated in the application.
- (b) The Commission may accept as proof of the applicant's past performance a certification of an authorized representative of the facility licensee or of a holder of an authorization by which the applicant was previously employed. The certification must contain a description of the applicant's operating experience, including an approximate number of hours the applicant operated the controls of the facility, the duties performed, and the extent of the applicant's responsibility.
- (c) The Commission may accept as proof of the applicant's current qualifications a certification of an authorized representative of the facility licensee or of a holder of an authorization where the applicant's services will be utilized.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 107, 161, 181, 182, 183, 186, 187, 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2137, 2201, 2231, 2232, 2233, 2236, 2237, 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842); Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, sec. 306 (42 U.S.C. 10226); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.

### Source

Source: 52 FR 9460, Mar. 25, 1987, unless otherwise noted.