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TLIL4038
Organise marshalling and shunting operations

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to organise marshalling and shunting operations in accordance with workplace procedures and the requirements of relevant safeworking regulations and codes of practice.

It includes identifying marshalling and shunting requirements, identifying required rolling stock movements, and planning rolling stock movements in accordance with workplace requirements.

People achieving competence in this unit will need to fulfil the applicable state/territory legislated rail safety requirements and to comply with relevant codes of practice and/or guidelines.

Work is performed under some supervision, generally within a team environment.

It involves the application of routine operational principles and procedures when marshalling and shunting operations across a variety of operational workplace contexts within the Australian rail system.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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Evidence Required

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Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

adapting to differences in rolling stock and equipment in accordance with operating procedures

applying relevant safeworking system and workplace procedures

communicating effectively with others

completing relevant documentation, including:

shunting and marshalling plan

train consist

identifying job hazards and taking required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards

identifying marshalling and shunting requirements

identifying required rolling stock movements

implementing contingency plans

interpreting and follow operational instructions and prioritising work

modifying activities depending on operational contingencies, risk situations and environments

planning rolling stock movements

reading and interpreting relevant instructions, procedures and information

reporting and/or rectifying identified problems promptly in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures

working systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to goods or equipment.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

applicable state/territory legislated rail safety requirements, relevant codes of practice and/or guidelines

characteristics and features of wagons and other rolling stock

draw gear capacities and related operating procedures

loading and unloading facilities

local track and signal layouts

location of signals and points

marshalling plan and instructions

principles of operation of protective devices, air brakes, handbrakes and derailers

procedures for:

coupling and uncoupling rolling stock

getting on and off rolling stock in an appropriate manner

loading and unloading rolling stock

managing hazardous situations

operating points and signals

relevant Australian Dangerous Goods (ADG) Code and workplace procedures

relevant documentation requirements

relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental procedures and regulations and codes of practice

safeworking systems and workplace procedure requirements

timetables and destination information required when organising marshalling and shunting operations

yard features and operation.

Assessors must hold credentials specified within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence and all regulatory requirements included within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations or, where this is not available, in simulated workplace operational situations that replicate rail corridor workplace conditions.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment must include:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations

relevant and appropriate materials, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) currently used in industry

applicable documentation, including safeworking systems, workplace procedures, regulations, ADG Code, codes of practice and operation manuals.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

adapting to differences in rolling stock and equipment in accordance with operating procedures

applying relevant safeworking system and workplace procedures

communicating effectively with others

completing relevant documentation, including:

shunting and marshalling plan

train consist

identifying job hazards and taking required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards

identifying marshalling and shunting requirements

identifying required rolling stock movements

implementing contingency plans

interpreting and follow operational instructions and prioritising work

modifying activities depending on operational contingencies, risk situations and environments

planning rolling stock movements

reading and interpreting relevant instructions, procedures and information

reporting and/or rectifying identified problems promptly in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures

working systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to goods or equipment.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

applicable state/territory legislated rail safety requirements, relevant codes of practice and/or guidelines

characteristics and features of wagons and other rolling stock

draw gear capacities and related operating procedures

loading and unloading facilities

local track and signal layouts

location of signals and points

marshalling plan and instructions

principles of operation of protective devices, air brakes, handbrakes and derailers

procedures for:

coupling and uncoupling rolling stock

getting on and off rolling stock in an appropriate manner

loading and unloading rolling stock

managing hazardous situations

operating points and signals

relevant Australian Dangerous Goods (ADG) Code and workplace procedures

relevant documentation requirements

relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental procedures and regulations and codes of practice

safeworking systems and workplace procedure requirements

timetables and destination information required when organising marshalling and shunting operations

yard features and operation.

Assessors must hold credentials specified within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence and all regulatory requirements included within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations or, where this is not available, in simulated workplace operational situations that replicate rail corridor workplace conditions.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment must include:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations

relevant and appropriate materials, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) currently used in industry

applicable documentation, including safeworking systems, workplace procedures, regulations, ADG Code, codes of practice and operation manuals.

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Observation Checklist

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