49 C.F.R. § 240.101 : Transportation — OTHER REGULATIONS RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION — FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS — COMPONENT ELEMENTS OF THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS — Certification program required

(a) Each railroad subject to this part shall have in effect a written program for certifying the qualifications of locomotive engineers.
(b) Each railroad shall have such a program in effect prior to commencing operations.
(c) Each railroad shall have a certification program approved in accordance with §240.103 that includes:
(1) A procedure for designating any person it determines to be qualified as a supervisor of locomotive engineers that complies with the criteria established in §240.105;
(2) A designation of the classes of service that it determines will be used in compliance with the criteria established in §240.107;
(3) A procedure for evaluating prior safety conduct that complies with the criteria established in §240.109;
(4) A procedure for evaluating visual and hearing acuity that complies with the criteria established in §240.121;
(5) A procedure for training that complies with the criteria established in §240.123;
(6) A procedure for knowledge testing that complies with the criteria established in §240.125;
(7) A procedure for skill performance testing that complies with the criteria established in §240.127; and
(8) A procedure for monitoring operational performance that complies with the criteria established in §240.129.

49 C.F.R. §240.101

56 FR 28254, 6/19/1991, as amended at 74 FR 68182, 12/23/2009