(a) The apprentice MP&E inspector must be enrolled in a program of training prescribed by the Associate Administrator leading to qualification as an MP&E inspector. The apprentice may not participate in investigative and surveillance activities, except as an assistant to a qualified State or FRA inspector while accompanying that qualified inspector.
(b) An apprentice MP&E inspector shall demonstrate basic knowledge of railroad equipment and air brake inspection, testing and maintenance, prior to being enrolled in the program.
authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103,
20106,
20105,
and. 202, 205, 206, and 208, of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970, as amended (
45 U.S.C. 431,
434,
435,
and; and
49 CFR 1.49
source: 47 FR 41051, Sept. 16, 1982, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 49 CFR 212.219