Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-100 - Drivers' licenses-Special provisions › Section 308-100-033 - Minimum training requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Approval for a course of instruction in
			 the operation of a commercial motor vehicle will only be granted if the course
			 of instruction:
(a) Is provided by, and under
			 the direct supervision of, a training provider that has an application with the
			 department approving the course of instruction offered by the training
			 provider. Beginning on February 7, 2022, the training provider must also be
			 listed on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Training Provider
			 Registry that is established under
			 49 C.F.R.
			 380.700; and
(b)
Class A course - Minimum
			 requirements for approval:
A course of instruction for students seeking
			 a class A CDL must follow the class A training curriculum defined in C.F.R.
			 Appendix A to Part 380 as it existed on the (effective date of the WAC). The
			 course must include not less than:
(i) Forty
			 hours of classroom instruction;
(ii) Eighteen hours of street driving
			 training;
(iii) Sixteen hours of
			 training in backing maneuvers;
(iv)
			 Sixteen hours of proficiency development; and
(v) Seventy hours of combined lab training,
			 range training, and observation.
(c)
Class B course - Minimum
			 Requirements:
A course of instruction for students seeking a class B CDL
			 must follow the class B training curriculum defined in C.F.R. Appendix B to
			 Part 380 as it existed on the (effective date of the WAC). The course must
			 include not less than:
(i) Forty hours of
			 classroom instruction;
(ii)
			 Fourteen hours of street driving training;
(iii) Eight hours of training in backing
			 maneuvers;
(iv) Eight hours of
			 proficiency development; and
(v)
			 Ten hours of combined lab training, range training, and observation.
(d)
Class C course - Minimum
			 requirements:
A course of instruction for students seeking a class C CDL
			 must follow the class B training curriculum defined in C.F.R. Appendix B to
			 Part 380 as it existed on the (effective date of the WAC). The course must
			 include not less than:
(i) Forty hours of
			 classroom instruction;
(ii)
			 Fourteen hours of street driving training;
(iii) Eight hours of training in backing
			 maneuvers;
(iv) Eight hours of
			 proficiency development; and
(v)
			 Ten hours of combined lab training, range training, and observation.
(e)
Upgrade from either
			 class B or C to class A - Minimum requirements:
A course of instruction
			 for students seeking to upgrade from a class B or C to a class A must follow
			 the class A behind the wheel training curriculum defined in C.F.R. Appendix A
			 to Part 380 as it existed on the (effective date of the WAC). The course must
			 include not less than:
(i) Eighteen hours of
			 street driving training;
(ii)
			 Sixteen hours of training in backing maneuvers;
(iii) Sixteen hours of proficiency
			 development; and
(iv) Thirty hours
			 of combined lab training, range training, and observation.
(f)
Upgrade from a class C to class B -
			 Minimum requirements:
A course of instruction for students seeking to
			 upgrade from a class C to a class B must follow the class B behind the wheel
			 training curriculum defined in C.F.R. Appendix B to Part 380 as it existed on
			 the (effective date of the WAC). The course must include not less than:
(i) Fourteen hours of street driving
			 training;
(ii) Eight hours of
			 training in backing maneuvers;
(iii) Eight hours of proficiency development;
			 and
(iv) Ten hours of combined lab
			 training, range training, and observation.
(g)
Passenger endorsement - Minimum
			 requirements:
A course of instruction for students seeking a passenger
			 endorsement must follow the passenger endorsement training curriculum defined
			 in C.F.R. Appendix C to Part 380 as it existed on the (effective date of the
			 WAC). The course must include not less than:
(i) Four hours of classroom/theory
			 instruction;
(ii) Ten hours of
			 proficiency development.
(h)
School bus endorsement - Minimum
			 requirements:
A course of instruction for students seeking a school bus
			 endorsement must follow the school bus endorsement training curriculum defined
			 in C.F.R. Appendix D to Part 380 as it existed on the (effective date of the
			 WAC). The course must include not less than:
(i) Twenty hours of classroom/theory
			 instruction;
(ii) Ten hours of
			 proficiency development.
(i)
Passenger and school bus
			 endorsement - Minimum requirements:
A course of instruction for students
			 seeking a passenger and school bus endorsement must follow the passenger and
			 school bus endorsement training curriculum defined in C.F.R. Appendix C and D
			 to Part 380 as it existed on the (effective date of the WAC). The course must
			 include not less than:
(i) Twenty hours of
			 classroom/theory instruction;
(ii)
			 Ten hours of proficiency development.
(j)
Hazardous material endorsement -
			 Minimum requirements:
A course of instruction for students seeking a
			 HAZMAT endorsement must follow the hazardous material endorsement training
			 curriculum defined in C.F.R. Appendix E to Part 380 as it existed on the
			 (effective date of the WAC). The course must include not less than: Sixteen
			 hours of classroom/theory instruction;
(k) In addition to the class A, B, and C
			 curriculum as defined above, each class room training must include a minimum
			 thirty minute section on "Truckers Against Trafficking."