Elements and Performance Criteria
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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