This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to establish, test and operate the braking system on a medium or heavy self-propelled on-track maintenance vehicle and to deal with brake system faults and failures.

It includes identifying and establishing track maintenance vehicle braking system; testing, operating and monitoring track maintenance vehicle braking system; and identifying and rectifying track maintenance vehicle braking system faults in transit.

Medium or heavy on-track equipment generally weighs more than 10 tonnes and is permanently railed.

This unit is intended for rail safety workers who will drive medium/heavy self-propelled on-track equipment to ensure the braking system is suitable for operation prior to the on-track equipment being driven and to identify any faults when in transit. Depending on the type of test being used this activity may require the assistance of a second person.

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