Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify marshalling and shunting requirements
- Track and siding requirements are established, based on customer needs and safe work practices
- Dangerous goods or other special transportation requirements are established
- Destinations, arrival times and departure times are established that are consistent with timetable requirements
- Relevant safe working systems are identified
- Identify required rolling stock movements
- Rolling stock types required are determined from available documentation
- Rolling stock locations are identified and track and siding availabilities are established to facilitate the marshalling and shunting operation
- Rolling stock priorities and sequences are sorted in accordance with workplace procedures
- Plan rolling stock movements
- Marshalling strategy is identified to achieve safe and efficient loading and unloading
- Resources required to carry out the marshalling strategy are identified
- Appropriate motive power is determined to enable completion of shunting operations
- Track and siding access and options for wagon movements are identified from the marshalling strategy
- Contingency strategy for unplanned events is identified or prepared
- Shunting and marshalling plan and train consist is documented, filed, and distributed in accordance with operational requirements