Possession Of A Line For Engineering

Question 1

You must make movements only if you have the authority of which personnel?

Answer 1

Signaller
PICOP
ES (Engineering Supervisor)
SWL (Safe Work Leader)

Question 2

The signaller will personally authorise you to make a movement that is required to:

Answer 2

• proceed from either end towards the detonator protection for the possession
• proceed to the location where your train will be met when entering the possession when the PICOP has the token on a single line
• enter the possession at an intermediate point where your train will be met
• pass through points or crossings that are protecting the possession at an intermediate point when leaving the possession
• proceed past the location of the detonator protection when leaving the possession
• proceed from the location agreed between the PICOP and signaller when the train is leaving the possession when the PICOP has the token on a single line.

Question 3

The PICOP (or competent person on the PICOP’s behalf) will authorise you to make a movement within a possession that is required to:

Answer 3

• go past the location of the detonator protection into the possession
• pass through points or crossings that are protecting the possession at an intermediate point when entering the possession
• enter or leave the possession from a siding that is also under possession
• move between the detonator protection at each end of the possession and the nearest work site
• pass the work-site marker board (WSMB) at the exit from a work site, this will be showing two yellow flashing lights
• move between work sites.

Question 4

The ES or SWL (or a competent person on the ES’s or SWL’s behalf) will authorise you to make a movement:

Answer 4

• past a WSMB into a work site, this will be showing two red flashing lights
• within a work site.

The ES will wear an armlet on the left arm, or a badge on the upper body, with ENGINEERING SUPERVISOR in blue letters on a yellow background.

The SWL will wear an armlet on the left arm, or a badge on the upper body, with SWL in blue letters on a yellow background.

Question 5

What is a WSMB?

Answer 5

Work-site marker board

Question 6

Making the movement within a possession you must:

Answer 6

• make the movement at caution
• not exceed 40 mph (65 km/h) at any point in the journey when entering, making a movement within, or leaving the possession
• make any movement in a work site at no greater than 5 mph (10 km/h) unless you are given specific instructions by the ES or SWL on the maximum speed to be applied
• be prepared to stop before reaching a handsignal that is being displayed.