This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to safely couple/uncouple track vehicles in accordance with safeworking and organisational, policies and procedures.

It includes preparing to couple track maintenance vehicles, coupling track maintenance vehicles, and uncoupling and securing track maintenance vehicles.

This unit is intended for all types of track maintenance vehicles required to be coupled and uncoupled as part of operational requirements. Track maintenance vehicles may include:

• overhead wiring maintenance vehicle
• road/rail vehicles
• shunting tractors
• track inspection vehicles
• track machines
• wagon.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.