---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 193.2707"
title: "49"
number: "193.2707"
heading: "Operations and maintenance."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/193.2707"
---

# §193.2707. Operations and maintenance.

- (a) Each operator shall utilize for operation or maintenance of components only those personnel who have demonstrated their capability to perform their assigned functions by—
  - (1) Successful completion of the training required by §§ [193.2713](/cfr/49/193.2713.md) and [193.2717](/cfr/49/193.2717.md); and
  - (2) Experience related to the assigned operation or maintenance function; and
  - (3) **Acceptable performance on a proficiency test relevant to the assigned function.**
- (b) A person who does not meet the requirements of [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section may operate or maintain a component when accompanied and directed by an individual who meets the requirements.
- (c) Corrosion control procedures under [§ 193.2605(b)](/cfr/49/193.2605.md?p=b), including those for the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of cathodic protection systems, must be carried out by, or under the direction of, a person qualified by experience and training in corrosion control technology.

## Notes

### Source

Source: Sections 193.2707 through 193.2719 appear at Amdt. 193-2, 45 FR 70404, Oct. 23, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60102, 60103, 60104, 60108, 60109, 60110, 60113, 60118; and 49 CFR 1.53.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 9203, Feb. 11, 1980, unless otherwise noted.