---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 242.101"
title: "49"
number: "242.101"
heading: "Certification program required."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/242.101"
---

# §242.101. Certification program required.

- (a) After the pertinent date specified in § [242.105(d)](/cfr/49/242.105.md?p=d) or [(e)](/cfr/49/242.105.md?p=e), each railroad shall have a certification program approved in accordance with [§ 242.103](/cfr/49/242.103.md) that includes:
  - (1) A designation of the types of service that it determines will be used in compliance with the criteria established in [§ 242.107](/cfr/49/242.107.md);
  - (2) A procedure for evaluating prior safety conduct that complies with the criteria established in [§ 242.109](/cfr/49/242.109.md);
  - (3) A procedure for evaluating visual and hearing acuity that complies with the criteria established in [§ 242.117](/cfr/49/242.117.md);
  - (4) A procedure for training that complies with the criteria established in [§ 242.119](/cfr/49/242.119.md);
  - (5) A procedure for knowledge testing that complies with the criteria established in [§ 242.121](/cfr/49/242.121.md); and
  - (6) A procedure for monitoring operational performance that complies with the criteria established in [§ 242.123](/cfr/49/242.123.md).
- (b) [Reserved]

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20135, 20138, 20162, 20163, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 69841, Nov. 9, 2011, unless otherwise noted.