---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 220.25"
title: "49"
number: "220.25"
heading: "Instruction and operational testing of employees."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/220.25"
---

# §220.25. Instruction and operational testing of employees.


Each employee who a railroad authorizes to use a radio in connection with a railroad operation, shall be:

- (a) Provided with a copy of the railroad's operating rules governing the use of radio communication in a railroad operation;
- (b) Instructed in the proper use of radio communication as part of the program of instruction prescribed in [§ 217.11](/cfr/49/217.11.md) of this chapter; and
- (c) Periodically tested under the operational testing requirements in [§ 217.9](/cfr/49/217.9.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20102-20103, 20103 note, 20107, 21301-21302, 20701-20703, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 47195, Sept. 4, 1998, unless otherwise noted.