Establish information for signal engineering maintenance and/or fault finding
Overview
This standard identifies the competencies you need to establish information for signal engineering maintenance tasks before undertaking maintenance and/or fault-finding activities. The signalling equipment in this standard can be for overground or underground rail transportation systems and can be applicable to the European Train Control System (ETCS).
You will be able to source and interpret the information required to undertake the allocated maintenance and/or fault-finding tasks following your organisation's procedures. You will be required to extract the necessary data from the various specifications and related documentation, to establish and carry out the work requirements and to make valid decisions about the work activities.
You will be expected to work to instructions, with a minimum of supervision. You will be able to read and interpret the documentation available and will know about the conventions, symbols and abbreviations used, in adequate depth to provide a sound basis for carrying out the activities to the required specification.
Safety is a key theme throughout this standard. You will be able to take all relevant action to ensure the safety of yourself, others and railway operations.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
P1 identify and source the required details for the maintenance and/or fault finding activities
P2 obtain and interpret relevant information on technical requirements
P3 ensure that the information is current, authorised and contains all essential data
P4 identify and address information that is inadequate, contradictory and/or ambiguous
P5 identify and address any problems occurring with the requirements and their interpretation
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
K1 how to source and interpret technical information for maintenance and/or fault finding activities
K2 your organisation's procedures for documentation care and control and the requirements for the retention of records
K3 how to ensure that documents are current and authorised and reflect the required level of detail
K4 how to interpret the relevant conventions, symbols, terminology and abbreviations used in site and equipment diagrams, engineering diagrams and specifications including an understanding of signalling terminology
K5 the relevant methods and techniques covering maintenance and/or fault finding of signalling equipment and how to interpret them
K6 how to identify, evaluate and respond to problems occurring with the information and its interpretation
K7 the relevant reporting lines and procedures that are approved by your organisation
K8 the limits of your own authority and responsibility, and those of others involved
Scope/range
Scope Performance
Types of signalling equipment, for which technical maintenance information may need to be established, could include:
- points
- train control (such as signals, balises or other method of authorising train movements)
- train detection (such as track circuits or axle counters)
- power supplies
- ETCS
- other industry specific signalling equipment
Information sources, as applicable to the equipment being maintained, could include:
- drawings
- defect history
- fault reports (such as customer, monitoring centre)
- handbooks
- maintenance specifications
- instructions
- schedules
- procedures