---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 240.105"
title: "49"
number: "240.105"
heading: "Criteria for selection of designated supervisors of locomotive engineers."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/240.105"
---

# §240.105. Criteria for selection of designated supervisors of locomotive engineers.

- (a) Each railroad's program shall include criteria and procedures for implementing this section.
- (b) The railroad shall examine any person it is considering for qualification as a supervisor of locomotive engineers to determine that he or she:
  - (1) Knows and understands the requirements of this part;
  - (2) Can appropriately test and evaluate the knowledge and skills of locomotive engineers;
  - (3) Has the necessary supervisory experience to prescribe appropriate remedial action for any noted deficiencies in the training, knowledge or skills of a person seeking to obtain or retain certification; and
  - (4) Is a certified engineer who is qualified on the physical characteristics of the portion of the railroad on which that person will perform the duties of a Designated Supervisor of Locomotive Engineers.
- (c) If a railroad does not have any Designated Supervisors of Locomotive Engineers, and wishes to hire one, the chief operating officer of the railroad shall make a determination in writing that the Designated Supervisor of Locomotive Engineers designate possesses the necessary performance skills in accordance with [§ 240.127](/cfr/49/240.127.md). This determination shall take into account any special operating characteristics which are unique to that railroad.
- (d) Each railroad is authorized to designate a person as a designated supervisor of locomotive engineers with additional conditions or operational restrictions on the service the person may perform.

## Notes

### Amendments

[56 FR 28254, June 19, 1991, as amended at 64 FR 60990, Nov. 8, 1999; 85 FR 81309, Dec. 15, 2020]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20135, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 28254, June 19, 1991, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[56 FR 28254, June 19, 1991, as amended at 64 FR 60990, Nov. 8, 1999; 85 FR 81309, Dec. 15, 2020]