REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

This describes the essential knowledge and skills and their level required for this unit

Required knowledge

Legislated rail safety requirements including acts and regulations from the applicable state and territory together with any nationally approved compliance codes andor guidelines

Relevant OHampS and environmental procedures and regulations

Operational instructions

Train controls instruments and indicators and their purpose location and use

Train operating procedures

Procedures for carrying out inservice checks

Requirements for completing relevant documentation

Train characteristics including track and train dynamics and monitoring principles and procedures

Train equipment and systems including monitoring devices braking and drive equipment ancillary systems and signalling systems

Track and road characteristics including track limitations speed limitations gauge limitation curves and gradients location of signals and crossings crossovers and yard and siding layouts

Local procedures and operating requirements

Procedures for operating electronic communications equipment with required protocol

Fatigue management knowledge and techniques including causes and effects of fatigue strategies to manage fatigue factors which increase fatiguerelated accidents and lifestyles which promote the effective longterm management of fatigue

Required skills

Communicate effectively with others when driving and operating an electric passenger train to operational requirements

Read and interpret instructions procedures information and signs relevant to driving and operating an electric passenger train

Interpret and follow operational instructions and prioritise work

Complete documentation related to the driving and operating of an electric passenger train to operational requirements

Operate electronic communication equipment to required protocol

Work collaboratively with others as part of a train crew

Identify and assess train defects and deficiencies and take appropriate action to report isolate repair or replace any identified defective equipment as per workplace procedures

Implement contingency plans for unplanned events

Apply precautions and required action to minimise control or eliminate hazards that may exist when driving and operating an electric passenger train to operational requirements

Recognise problems that may arise when driving and operating an electric passenger train and take appropriate action

Modify activities depending on differing operational contingencies risk situations and environments

Work systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others or damage to vehicles or equipment

Adapt to differences in trains associated trains and ancillary equipment

Select and use required personal protective equipment conforming to industry and OHampS standards

Monitor train performance to facilitate optimum safe operation

Apply information about the track or road to train operations

Secure a train

Maintain ontime running

Apply fatigue management knowledge and techniques

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required knowledge and skills the range statement and the assessment guidelines for this Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria of this unit and include demonstration of applying

the underpinning knowledge and skills

relevant legislation and workplace procedures

other relevant aspects of the range statement

Assessment must include exercises which demonstrate competent performance of the following in a range of situations

correctly operating the electric passenger train in accordance with operational requirements

appropriately using communication equipment including use of correct protocols

carrying out correct train hand over

changing ends correctly

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Performance is demonstrated consistently over a period of time and in a suitable range of contexts

Resources for assessment include

a range of relevant exercises case studies andor other simulated practical and knowledge assessment and

access to an appropriate range of relevant operational situations in the workplace

In both real and simulated environments access is required to

relevant and appropriate materials and equipment and

applicable documentation including workplace procedures regulations codes of practice and operation manuals

Method of assessment

Assessment of this unit must be undertaken by a registered training organisation

As a minimum assessment of knowledge must be conducted through appropriate writtenoral tests

Practical assessment must occur

in an appropriate range of situations in the workplace

Trains may be:

Operations may be conducted:

Train may be secured by:

Track/road characteristics may include:

Relevant personnel may include:

Communication protocols may include but are not limited to:

Communications equipment may include but is not limited to:

Depending on the type of organisation concerned and the local terminology used, workplace procedures may include:

Information/documents may include:

Applicable regulations, legislation and codes may include: