(a) Classroom instructor. The requirements specified under Sec. 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 the appendix to this part.
(b) Skills instructor. The requirements specified under Sec. 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 Sec. 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.