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Current textIn force on Dec. 31, 2016Source: annual CFR editions 2011–2016

§ 383.117 Requirements for passenger endorsement.

Current wording, in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2011.

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49 CFR § 383.117 — Requirements for passenger endorsement.. Text in force on December 31, 2016. This wording effective October 1, 2011 to present. Source: govinfo, 2016 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2016-title49-vol5/CFR-2016-title49-vol5-sec383-117. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/383.117?asof=2016-12-31, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

An applicant for the passenger endorsement must satisfy both of the following additional knowledge and skills test requirements.

(a) Knowledge test. All applicants for the passenger endorsement must have knowledge covering the following topics:

(1) Proper procedures for loading/unloading passengers;

(2) Proper use of emergency exits, including push-out windows;

(3) Proper responses to such emergency situations as fires and unruly passengers;

(4) Proper procedures at railroad-highway grade crossings and drawbridges;

(5) Proper braking procedures; and

(6) Operating practices and procedures not otherwise specified.

(b) Skills test. To obtain a passenger endorsement applicable to a specific vehicle class, an applicant must take his/her skills test in a passenger vehicle satisfying the requirements of that vehicle group as defined in § 383.91.

[76 FR 26890, May 9, 2011]

Amendment history

2 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. Oct. 1, 2011 → presentannual editions 2011–2016diff vs. previousviewing
    [76 FR 26890, May 9, 2011]
  2. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2011annual editions 1996–2010

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.