This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to manage train planning, in accordance with workplace procedures and regulatory requirements.

It includes preparing to manage train planning, and developing and implementing strategies to optimise train planning.

This unit provides an awareness of rail train planning and strategies for optimising performance. It can be applied to freight, heavy haul or metropolitan and regional passenger rail systems.

In applying this unit, the following rail safety operating principles may be involved:

• ensuring emergencies and incidents are properly managed
• ensuring interfaces between different organisations are properly defined and managed
• identifying and managing risk
• protecting persons from injury
• protecting property from damage
• track access
• train separation.

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