Certificate II in Rail Track Vehicle Driving - TLI22115

Centre for Excellence in Rail Training Pty Ltd

Type of institution: Registered Training Organisation
Level: Pre-degree
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This is a general qualification for a person driving a medium/heavy rail track vehicle from one location to another over main line track. It involves a broad range of skilled applications in a wide variety of contexts, which may involve application of some discretion and judgement in selecting equipment, services or contingency measures. It may also include responsibility for coordinating the work of others.Job rolesJob roles and titles vary across different sectors. Possible job titles relevant to this qualification include:Track Vehicle Operator/DriverTrack Machine Driver.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Subjects

  • Identify the principles of self-propelled rail grinder operations
  • Process workplace documentation
  • Apply safeworking rules and regulations to rail functions
  • Follow work health and safety procedures
  • Access rail track to travel track vehicle under a proceed authority
  • Apply accident-emergency procedures
  • Carry out track ballasting
  • Access rail track to travel track vehicles under manual block working conditions
  • Identify the principles of ballast regulator operations
  • Couple and uncouple track maintenance vehicles
  • Drive and monitor medium or heavy self-propelled on-track equipment
  • Identify the principles of tamping machine operations
  • Establish and operate braking system on medium/heavy self-propelled on-track equipment
  • Diagnose and rectify minor faults on on-track vehicles
  • Identify and meet customer requirements
  • Respond to emergencies and abnormal situations when driving medium/heavy on-track vehicles
  • Apply track fundamentals
  • Maintain and use hand tools
  • Operate under track protection rules
  • Apply awareness of dangerous goods and hazardous materials requirements
  • Safely access the rail corridor
  • Apply fatigue management strategies
  • Start up, shut down and stable medium/heavy self-propelled on-track equipment
  • Shift materials safely using manual handling methods
  • Identify and respond to signals and trackside signs
  • Operate stand alone signalling/point control equipment
  • Test medium/heavy track vehicle braking system
  • Access rail track to run track vehicle within defined worksite
  • Measure and record track geometry
  • Use infotechnology devices in the workplace
  • Clean equipment and restore worksite
  • Operate firefighting equipment
  • Check and assess operational capabilities of equipment
  • Apply environmental procedures to rail infrastructure
  • Clip and secure points
  • Use communication systems for on-track vehicle operations
  • Participate in basic workplace communication
  • Identify the principles of mechanised track laying operations
  • Identify the principles of ballast cleaning operations
  • Identify the principles of dynamic track stabaliser operations

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