Certificate III in Heritage Locomotive Assistant or Steam Locomotive Fireman - TLI33018
Centre for Excellence in Rail Training Pty Ltd
Type of institution: Registered Training Organisation
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS:
This is a qualification for a person who carries out the duties of a locomotive assistant on a heritage locomotive or fireman on a steam locomotive. This job involves the performance of a broad range of skilled applications applied in a wide variety of contexts, which may involve application of some discretion and judgement in selecting equipment, services or contingency measures. It may also include responsibility for coordinating the work of others.Job rolesThis qualification is aligned to the following defined roles:Group A: Heritage Locomotive Assistant Group B: Steam Locomotive Fireman.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Subjects
- Fire a steam locomotive
- Apply safeworking rules and regulations to rail functions
- Assist in the testing of heritage train braking systems
- Apply accident-emergency procedures
- Use communications systems
- Prepare for train operation
- Identify and meet customer requirements
- Follow work health and safety, and environmental procedures in the rail industry
- Shunt rolling stock
- Apply awareness of dangerous goods and hazardous materials requirements
- Apply awareness of steam locomotive fundamentals
- Safely access the rail corridor
- Apply fatigue management strategies
- Process workplace documentation
- Conduct train roll-by inspection
- Shift materials safely using manual handling methods
- Operate stand alone signalling/point control equipment
- Conduct the duties of an assistant on a heritage locomotive
- Operate firefighting equipment
- Check and assess operational capabilities of equipment
- Test equipment and isolate faults
- Apply awareness of motive power unit fundamentals
- Apply safety critical communications in the rail environment
