Section 242.101 - 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.