---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 212.233"
title: "49"
number: "212.233"
heading: "Apprentice grade crossing and trespasser inspector."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/212.233"
---

# §212.233. Apprentice grade crossing and trespasser inspector.

- (a) An apprentice grade crossing and trespasser inspector shall be enrolled in a program of training prescribed by the Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety leading to qualification as a grade crossing and trespasser inspector. The apprentice inspector may not participate in investigative and surveillance activities, except as an assistant to a qualified State or FRA inspector while accompanying that qualified inspector.
- (b) Prior to being enrolled in the program the apprentice inspector shall demonstrate:
  - (1) Working basic knowledge of electricity;
  - (2) The ability to use electrical test equipment in direct current and alternating current circuits; and
  - (3) **A basic knowledge of highway-rail grade crossing inspection and maintenance methods and procedures.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[59 FR 50104, Sept. 30, 1994, as amended at 90 FR 28134, July 1, 2025]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20105, 20106, and 20113, and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 47 FR 41051, Sept. 16, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[59 FR 50104, Sept. 30, 1994, as amended at 90 FR 28134, July 1, 2025]