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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify marshalling and shunting requirements
2. Track and siding requirements are established, based on customer needs and safe work practices
3. Dangerous goods or other special transportation requirements are established
4. Destinations, arrival times and departure times are established that are consistent with timetable requirements
5. Relevant safe working systems are identified
6. Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and control measures are implemented
7. Identify required rolling stock movements
8. Rolling stock types required are determined from available documentation
9. Rolling stock locations are identified, and track and siding availabilities are established to facilitate the marshalling and shunting operation
10. Rolling stock priorities and sequences are sorted in accordance with workplace procedures
11. Plan rolling stock movements
12. Marshalling strategy is identified to achieve safe and efficient loading and unloading
13. Resources required to carry out marshalling strategy are identified
14. Appropriate motive power is determined to enable completion of shunting operations
15. Track and siding access and options for wagon movements are identified from marshalling strategy
16. Contingency strategy is identified or prepared
17. Shunting and marshalling plan and train consist is documented, filed and distributed in accordance with operational requirements
18. Shunting and marshalling plan and train consist are documented, filed and distributed in accordance with operational requirements

Range Statement

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

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Performance Evidence

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.

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Knowledge Evidence

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.

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