Certification program required.

(a) After the pertinent date specified in § 242.105(d) or (e), each railroad shall have a certification program approved in accordance with § 242.103 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; (2) A procedure for evaluating prior safety conduct that complies with the criteria established in § 242.109; (3) A procedure for evaluating visual and hearing acuity that complies with the criteria established in § 242.117; (4) A procedure for training that complies with the criteria established in § 242.119; (5) A procedure for knowledge testing that complies with the criteria established in § 242.121; and (6) A procedure for monitoring operational performance that complies with the criteria established in § 242.123. (b) [Reserved]