General Duties Flashcards
How do you Sign on?
Call the Sign On Clerk
After Hours: DAO
Name Equipment Carried While on Duty
DTRS, Work Phone, Safety Vest, Keys, Pen, Roster book, TMM, Driver Relief Authorities, train authorities, fault warning notice book warning stickers, watch, torch, Cable tie.
Driver’s Responsibilities, common Law duty of care
Safety of you the public and your colleagues
Legislation Drivers are required to follow
OH&S act 2004, Transport act, Book Of Rules 1994
What is a Slip?
Alterations to the rostered shift.
Roster book acronym TD
The Train Describer Number
Roster book acronym Remarks
Indicates all duties required prior to running a train
Roster book acronym Dep
Indicates the departure time and stopping conditions
Roster book acronym Arr
Indicates the Arrival time
Roster book acronym Term
Indicating the destination of the train
What is a DAO
Driver Allocation Officer, allocated drivers to trains, reallocate drivers in disruptions, inform drivers of altered runs of platform changes.
Can you make unauthorised Stops?
No, unless AO’s are required at a disruption. Or Track Maintenance conducting duties.
What do you need to make sure of before leaving a junction
The driver must be aware of what the required route will be and make sure you are about to take the correct route.
Who will clear the train of passengers?
Station Staff, at flinders if the train is traveling the same way, the driver is being relieved at the opposite end or the driver when they are changing ends or stabling at a platform.
What is a Pilot
a pilot will either take over the train and drive the route or guide the driver over the new track.
Signal at Stop Comeng
Place reverser to OFF Place the brake controller handle to step 7
Signal at Stop Siemens
Place the marker light switch to manual white, place master controller handle to b6, place the master selector switch to neutral
Signal at stop X’trapolis
Place master Controller handle to coast, Place the Reverser to Neutral.
Platform Departure 8 steps
(Signal)Mirrors, Doors, Mirrors, Steady light, Whistle, (signal)Power, Brakes, Mirrors(signal)
Can you Re-release the Doors?
NO unless there is a danger like someone holding the doors or a defective whistle
Spot 9 Procedure Or Platform departure sequence
Perform Cab Unattended Procedure, walk to a point where you able to see the end of the train, close saloon doors using the suitable door close button, check saloon doors are clear, return to leading cab, recheck departure signal, finish departure sequence, Notify Train Control of delay.
Why would you need a Full cab Unattended
If you are moving more that 3m away form the cab
when could you use a modified cab unattended
when you are less than 3m away
What do you do if a home signal is at STOP and you’re scheduled to depart?
Stop, then challenge it by calling the train controller
