This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to travel a medium or heavy self-propelled on-track vehicle on a rail network in accordance with the rail network owner policies and procedures.

It includes performing pre-operating checks, obtaining appropriate authority to travel, stabling medium or heavy self-propelled on-track vehicle, performing post-operational procedures and completing documentation.

This unit involves the application of Rail Infrastructure Manager operational procedures to travel a medium or heavy self-propelled on-track vehicle, as part of workplace activities across a variety of operational contexts.

Medium or heavy self-propelled on-track vehicles may include:

• ballast cleaner
• ballast regulator
• dynamic stabiliser
• inserter/remover (TR10)
• rail crane
• rail grinder
• spot tamper
• tamper
• track layer
• track recorder.

People achieving competence in this unit will need to fulfil the applicable state/territory legislated rail safety requirements and to comply with relevant codes of practice and/or guidelines to operate each individual piece of equipment.

Operators will need to have fulfilled licence and certification requirements for the type of equipment being used.