Elements and Performance Criteria
- Operate heritage steam locomotive
- Steam locomotive handling techniques, and track and road knowledge are interpreted and applied to eliminate or minimise risk of injury to personnel or damage to equipment, rolling stock and load
- Acceleration and braking techniques are applied safely within track, road and weather conditions
- Steam locomotive and rolling stock movement between sections is monitored and vehicles are positioned safely in accordance with relevant codes of practice, safeworking systems and related requirements
- Operate and monitor onboard equipment
- Steam locomotive equipment is monitored and operated to maintain optimum running conditions and to identify faults, defects and deficiencies
- Appropriate action is taken in response to identified faults, defects and deficiencies to ensure safe operation of steam locomotive, including communications with operations controller as required
- Faults, defects and deficiencies are assessed to determine risk of damage to equipment or injury to personnel
- Respond effectively to external operating factors
- Instructions are verified, as required, interpreted and followed, in accordance with relevant codes of practice, rail regulatory requirements and organisational policies and procedures, to ensure actions taken are appropriate and safe
- Fixed and hand signals, and verbal movement commands are interpreted and followed, in accordance with relevant rail regulations, codes of practice and workplace policies and procedures, to ensure actions taken are appropriate and safe
- Hazardous situations are recognised and interpreted, and appropriate initiatives and action are taken to minimise risk to personnel and equipment, in accordance with workplace procedures and applicable regulatory requirements
- Work collaboratively
- Safe operation and monitoring of steam locomotive is maintained in collaboration with train crew, Network Control Officer and relevant personnel in accordance with workplace requirements and rail resource management principles
- Potential or actual conflicts or grievances with other train crew, Network Control Officer and relevant personnel when operating a steam locomotive are recognised and resolved, in accordance with workplace procedures and rail resource management principles
- Regular communication is maintained with train crew, Network Control Officer, drivers of other trains and relevant personnel when operating a steam locomotive in accordance with workplace procedures and regulatory requirements
- Train crew, Network Control Officer, drivers of other trains and relevant personnel are advised of operational problems, delays, safety incidents and emergency situations
- Information provided by train crew, Network Control Officer, drivers of other trains and other relevant personnel about the ongoing operation of steam locomotive is interpreted and applied to driving activities in accordance with workplace procedures and applicable regulatory requirements
- Follow all applicable rail regulatory requirements
- Rail regulatory requirements applicable to operating a steam locomotive and the train and track or road concerned, are accessed, clarified as required and interpreted
- Relevant rail regulatory requirements are applied and followed when operating a steam locomotive
- Rail resource management principles are applied in all rail operations involving a steam locomotive in accordance with workplace procedures and applicable rail regulatory requirements