---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 240.227"
title: "49"
number: "240.227"
heading: "Reliance on qualification requirements of other countries."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/240.227"
---

# §240.227. Reliance on qualification requirements of other countries.

- (a) A railroad that conducts joint operations with a Canadian railroad may certify, for the purposes of compliance with this part, that a person is qualified to be a locomotive or train service engineer provided it determines that:
  - (1) The person is employed by the Canadian railroad; and
  - (2) **The person meets or exceeds the qualifications standards issued by Transport Canada for such service.**
- (b) Any Canadian railroad that is required to comply with this regulation may certify that a person is qualified to be a locomotive or train service engineer provided it determines that:
  - (1) The person is employed by the Canadian railroad; and
  - (2) **The person meets or exceeds the qualifications standards issued by Transport Canada for such service.**

## Notes

### 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.