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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Manage rail infrastructure fixed assets and maintenance regimes
   • Components and functions of track and track bed are identified and explained
   • Electrical infrastructure components and functions are identified are explained
   • Other fixed assets and their functions are identified and explained
   • Organisational track inspection methodologies are identified, analysed and where required, recommendations for improvement are made to management
   • Inspection and maintenance regimes for other assets are identified, analysed and where required, recommendations for improvement are made to management
2. Manage rail operation fixed assets and management regimes
   • Rail operation assets and their individual life cycles are identified and explained
   • Asset maintenance plans are identified, accessed and implemented
   • Processes to monitor asset utilisation and their effectiveness in meeting operational needs are identified and followed
   • Potential conflict between operational asset utilisation and maintenance requirements are identified, explained and managed
   • Organisational technologies and processes that could enhance asset utilisation are identified, analysed and recommended to management
   • Inspection and maintenance regimes for other assets are identified and analysed
3. Apply reliability, availability, maintainability and safety of rail infrastructure
   • Concepts related to rail infrastructure reliability, availability, maintainability and safety (RAMS) are identified and explained
   • Risk assessment is undertaken in relation to rail infrastructure RAMS
   • Programs are developed and implemented to ensure rail infrastructure RAMS are applied
   • Impacts of safety requirements on rail network are identified, explained and taken into consideration
4. Manage wheel rail interface
   • Wheel rail interface is identified and explained
   • Defects and problems related to wheel rail interface are anticipated and rectified, and preventative programs are developed and implemented
   • Impacts of poor management of wheel rail interface are identified and explained
   • Damage that can be caused by poor wheel rail interface is identified and explained
   • Methods for measuring and maintaining rail profiles are identified and applied
   • Methods for maintaining rolling stock wheels are identified and applied

Required Skills

This section describes the knowledge and skills required for this unit

Required knowledge

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

Duty holders and their duties under rail safety legislation

contractors

designers manufacturers suppliers commissioners erectors and installers

decommissioners

managers of private sidings

rail safety workers

rail transport operators rail infrastructure managers andor rolling stock operators

Key concepts and definitions relating to rail assets and interfaces

Key principles and practices associated with railway operations

Key regulatory requirements and standards for participants in the rail industry

Rail industry and rail industry terminology including terminology used in technical standards

Rail safety management systems

Rail safety operating principles

ensuring emergencies and incidents are properly managed

ensuring interfaces between different organisations are properly defined and managed

identifying and managing risk

protecting persons from injury

protecting property from damage

track access

train separation

Rail regulatory framework

Relevance of national and international standards to the rail industry

Relevant information

audit program information

changes to regulations

compliance and enforcement regime

rail regulatory requirements

safety notices

Required skills

Access and use rail safety industry standards

Develop and maintain currency of rail industry knowledge and regulatory requirements

Communicate effectively with others and interpret complex information relating to rail operations

Manage wheel rail data

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

Research information related to the rail industry and rail safety regulation

Review changing regulatory information

Work ethically in accordance with legislation

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 competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the Elements Performance Criteria Required Skills Required Knowledge and include demonstration of applying required knowledge and skills relevant legislation and workplace 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 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

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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.
Fixed assets may include:	bridges cuttings level crossings and equipment sidings signals signs and boards stations and platforms tunnels
Rail operation assets may include:	buildings carriages diesel multiple units (DMU) electric multiple units (EMU) locomotives maintenance facilities operating equipment rolling stock stations
Defects and problems may include:	poor rail condition including: checking defects corrugations rolling contact fatigue manufacturing defects shelling squats wheel burn wheel slip defects poor wheel condition including: arris cracks hollow tread scaling skidded wheels spalling

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