Substitute for instructor requirements.

(a) Classroom instructor. The requirements specified under § 380.301(a) of this part for a qualified LCV driver-instructor are waived for a classroom instructor-candidate who has 2 years of recent satisfactory experience teaching the classroom portion of a program similar in content to that set forth in Appendix F to this part. (b) Skills instructor. The requirements specified under § 380.301(b) of this part for a qualified LCV driver-instructor are waived for a skills instructor-candidate who: (1) Meets the conditions of § 380.111(b); (2) Has CMV driving experience during the previous 2 years in a vehicle representative of the type of LCV that is the subject of the training course to be provided; (3) Has experience during the previous 2 years in teaching the operation of the type of LCV that is the subject of the training course to be provided; and (4) If employed by a training institution, meets all State requirements for a vocational instructor. [69 FR 16732, Mar. 30, 2004, as amended at 83 FR 22874, May 17, 2018]