Elements

Performance Criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare and connect the slave locomotive for operation

1.1 Select, fit and use personal protective equipment according to health and safety procedures in the workplace

1.2 Identify and report health and safety hazards and operational maintenance requirements

1.3 Check workplace records to confirm operational status

1.4 Set the remote control system according to operating requirements

1.5 Prepare slave locomotive and select required operating mode

1.6 Conduct pre-start checks according to operating procedures

2. Prepare and connect the master locomotive

2.1 Confirm the system is in link mode

2.2 Check control system and conduct system self-test to confirm that the system is operating effectively according to workplace procedures and manufacturer’s guidelines

2.3 Confirm braking system is operating effectively

2.4 Establish and confirm total control of the system

2.5 Conduct pre-departure tests to confirm control system and locomotive equipment meet operating standards

2.6 Couple front and rear train safely to form a single train according to operating procedures

3. Start, operate and monitor locomotive

3.1 Start and operate master-slave locomotive according to transport requirements

3.2 Monitor condition of locomotive equipment according to operating procedures

3.3 Assess faults to determine risk of injury to personnel or damage to equipment

3.4 Take corrective action to address abnormal or unacceptable equipment condition or performance

3.5 Implement emergency procedures according to workplace procedures

4. Prepare for shift handover

4.1 Maintain workplace records according to workplace procedures

4.2 Carry out handover according to workplace procedures

4.3 Ensure changeover drivers are aware of locomotive and related equipment status, track conditions and incidents at completion of handover

5. Shut down locomotive

5.1 Follow shutdown procedures for master and slave locomotives

5.2 Confirm and complete shutdown sequence and secure locomotives according to operating procedures

6. Complete work

6.1 Record workplace information according to workplace procedures

6.2 Clean, store and park plant and equipment

6.3 Identify and report defects and faults according to workplace procedures

Skill

Description

Reading

Interpret routine information on marshalling strategy, traffic schedule log and running sheets, and standard operating procedures

Oral communication

Speak clearly and use accurate terminology to communicate with others

Numeracy

Monitor and interpret system control indicators and data

Navigate the world of work

Understand main tasks, responsibilities and boundaries of own role

Apply workplace procedures relevant to own role

Interact with others

Apply communication practices and protocols relevant to own role

Get the work done

Complete tasks in required sequence and according to schedule

Apply decision-making processes to control hazards in routine situations

Use screen-based information technology

Make routine decisions to correct abnormal system performance and control hazards in routine situations

Recognise and respond to routine problems