---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 299.355"
title: "49"
number: "299.355"
heading: "Personnel qualified to inspect track."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/299.355"
---

# §299.355. Personnel qualified to inspect track.


Each individual designated to inspect track for defects, shall have—

- (a) Successfully completed a course offered by the railroad or by a college level engineering program, supplemented by special on-the-job training emphasizing the techniques to be employed in the inspection of high-speed track;
- (b) **Demonstrated to the railroad, at least once per calendar year, that the individual—**
  - (1) Knows and understands the requirements of this subpart that apply to the inspection of the track for which he or she is responsible;
  - (2) Can detect deviations from those requirements; and
  - (3) **Can prescribe appropriate remedial action to correct or safely compensate for those deviations.**
- (c) Written authorization from the railroad or the employer to prescribe remedial actions to correct or safely compensate for deviations from the requirements in this subpart and shall have successfully completed a recorded examination on this subpart as part of the qualification process.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20133, 20141, 20302-20303, 20306, 20701-20702, 21301-21302, 21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 69731, Nov. 3, 2020, unless otherwise noted.