49 CFR § 380.303 - Substitute for instructor requirements.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s380.303"
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title: "49 CFR § 380.303 - Substitute for instructor requirements."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "380.303"
section_name: "Substitute for instructor requirements."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "380"
part_name: "SPECIAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 31133, 31136, 31305, 31307, 31308, 31502; sec. 4007(a) and (b), Pub. L. 102-240, 105 Stat. 1914, 2151-2152; sec. 32304, Pub. L. 112-141, 126 Stat. 405, 791; and 49 CFR 1.87."
regulatory_source: "69 FR 16732, Mar. 30, 2004, unless otherwise noted."
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# 380.303 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]