---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 240.213"
title: "49"
number: "240.213"
heading: "Procedures for making the determination on completion of training program."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/240.213"
---

# §240.213. Procedures for making the determination on completion of training program.

- (a) Each railroad, prior to the initial issuance of a certificate to any person as a train or locomotive service engineer, shall determine that the person has, in accordance with the requirements of [§ 240.123](/cfr/49/240.123.md) of this part, the knowledge and skills to safely operate a locomotive or train in the most demanding class or type of service that the person will be permitted to perform.
- (b) In making this determination, a railroad shall have written documentation showing that:
  - (1) The person completed a training program that complies with [§ 240.123](/cfr/49/240.123.md) of this part;
  - (2) The person demonstrated his or her knowledge and skills by achieving a passing grade under the testing and evaluation procedures of that training program; and
  - (3) A qualified Designated Supervisor of Locomotive Engineers has determined that the person is familiar with the physical characteristics of the railroad or its pertinent segments.

## Notes

### Amendments

[56 FR 28254, June 19, 1991, as amended at 64 FR 60992, Nov. 8, 1999; 74 FR 68184, Dec. 23, 2009]

### 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 60992, Nov. 8, 1999; 74 FR 68184, Dec. 23, 2009]