---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 245.101"
title: "49"
number: "245.101"
heading: "Certification program required."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/245.101"
---

# §245.101. Certification program required.

- (a) Each railroad subject to this part shall have a written dispatcher certification program.
- (b) Each certification program shall include all of the following:
  - (1) A procedure for evaluating prior safety conduct as a motor vehicle operator that complies with the criteria established in [§ 245.111](/cfr/49/245.111.md).
  - (2) A procedure for evaluating prior safety conduct as an employee or certified dispatcher with other railroads that complies with the criteria established in [§ 245.113](/cfr/49/245.113.md).
  - (3) A procedure for evaluating potential substance abuse disorders and compliance with railroad alcohol and drug rules that complies with the criteria established in [§ 245.115](/cfr/49/245.115.md).
  - (4) A procedure for evaluating visual and hearing acuity that complies with the criteria established in §§ [245.117](/cfr/49/245.117.md) and [245.118](/cfr/49/245.118.md).
  - (5) A procedure for training that complies with the criteria established in [§ 245.119](/cfr/49/245.119.md).
  - (6) A procedure for knowledge testing that complies with the criteria established in [§ 245.121](/cfr/49/245.121.md).
  - (7) A procedure for monitoring operational performance that complies with the criteria established in [§ 245.123](/cfr/49/245.123.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20162, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 49 CFR 1.89; and Pub. L. 110-432, sec. 402, 122 Stat. 4884.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 44806, May 21, 2024, unless otherwise noted.