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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to shunt rail vehicles
   • Shunting instructions are interpreted and confirmed
   • Location of rail vehicles and required movements are identified
   • Allocated motive power unit is confirmed as appropriate for intended activities
2. Shunt rail vehicles
   • Where required, points, levers, switches and signals are operated in accordance with organisational policies and procedures for the control of rail vehicle movement
   • Uniform line of sight and radio shunting commands are used in accordance with organisational policies, procedures and requirements
   • Rail vehicles are positioned in accordance with operational requirements
   • Relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements are followed to prevent injury and to avoid damage to equipment
   • Where required, defect/fault cards are checked and appropriate action is taken in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
   • Rail vehicle movements are controlled to prevent damage of rail vehicles and loads/contents in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
3. Couple, uncouple and secure rail vehicles
   • Rail vehicles are positioned to meet coupling requirements in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
   • Coupling systems are identified and applied appropriately to couple and/or uncouple rail vehicles in accordance with manufacturer and organisational requirements
   • Handbrakes and other securing devices are applied/released attached/removed in accordance with organisational policies and procedures

Required Skills

This section describes the knowledge and skills required for this unit

Required knowledge

Characteristics and features of wagons and other rail vehicles

Communication protocols

Emergency procedures

Identifying equipment defects and assessing for appropriate action

Identifying and reporting hazards

Operation of signals and points

Principles of operation for protective devices air and electrical couplings handbrakes derailers and coupling equipment

Procedures for getting on and off rail vehicles in an appropriate manner

Relevant informationdocuments such as cards conditions of service legislation and industrial agreements including workplace agreements and awards emergency procedures manual incident reports noticeboards periodical circulars special train notices yard orders timetables train consist

Relevant legislated rail safety requirements including state and territory acts and regulations and nationally approved compliance codes andor guidelines

Relevant WHSOHS legislation regulations codes of practice policies and procedures

Safe working systems and requirements

Required skills

Apply precautions and required action to minimise control or eliminate hazards that may exist during work activities

Communicate effectively with others when shunting rail vehicles in accordance with organisational protocols

Modify activities depending on operational contingencies risk situations and environments

Operate and adapt to differences in equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures

Operate electronic communication equipment to required protocol

Read and interpret instructions procedures information and signs relevant to shunting rail vehicles

Report andor rectify any identified problems faults or malfunctions when shunting rail vehicles in accordance with regulatory requirements and organisational procedures

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

Evidence Required

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 required knowledge and skills relevant legislation and organisational procedures other relevant aspects of the range statement
Context of and specific resources for assessment	Performance is demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts Resources for assessment include access to a range of relevant exercises case studies andor other simulated practical and knowledge assessment andor 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 organisational procedures regulations codes of practice and operation manuals
Method of assessment	As a minimum assessment of knowledge must be conducted through appropriate writtenoral tests Practical assessment must occur through activities in an appropriately simulated environment andor in an appropriate range of situations in the workplace

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Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance.
Rail vehicles may include:	carriages diesel or electric motive power units diesel or electric railcars electric passenger trains road/rail vehicles shunting tractors track machines wagons
Line of sight communication includes:	fixed signals flags hand signals light signals verbal
Personal protective equipment may include:	gloves hearing protection high visibility clothing insect repellent sunglasses sunscreen safety: devices footwear glasses headwear
Organisational procedures may include:	company procedures enterprise procedures established procedures workplace procedures

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