This describes the essential knowledge and skills and their level required for this unit

Required knowledge

Changes in rail industry operations and technology with implications for degraded operations

Key principles and practices associated with railway operations

Rail industry

Rail industry terminology including terminology used in technical standards

Relevant rail safety emergency management work health and safety WHSoccupational health and safety OHS and environmental legislation related to train operations

Train planning and management systems

Required skills

Access and use rail industry standards

Communicate effectively with others particularly in relation to emergency response procedures and recovery planning

Develop and maintain currency of rail industry knowledge and regulatory requirements

Network and build relationships with a diverse range of rail industry organisations

Research information related to the rail network emergency response procedures and recovery planning

Review changing regulatory information

Work ethically and in accordance with legislation

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 workplace procedures

other relevant aspects of the range statement

Assessment must include exercises that demonstrate competent performance of the following in a range of situations

identifying appropriate emergency response procedures for a given rail operational situation

reviewing current emergency response procedures and making recommendations for improvement

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 workplace 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

Typical failures may include:

Track and trackside equipment failures may include:

Operational factors may include:

Control or safety critical systems may include:

External occurrences may include:

Power supply systems may include:

Designated persons/groups may include: