TVA PROCEDURE

Question 1

After PRE-SERVICE CHECKS are completed what must you advise DC of?

Answer 1

1. Your Location
2. Signal Aspect
3. Signal number
4. Request Route to a TVA

Question 2

What must you do before moving off after DC has given you permission to go to nominated TVA?

Answer 2

1. Carry out a VOBC reset
2. Sound your horn before moving

Question 3

NARRATE TVA PROCEDURE

Answer 3

1. Proceed to Nominate TVA
2. Re-check signal before moving off
3. Sound horn before moving off and sound horn at any barrow crossing or if personnel is working on trackside
4. On approach to TVA, ATC COMMS LAMP should illuminate

IF YOU STOP BETWEEN BERTHING ROAD AND TVA, YOU MUST DO ANOTHER VOBC RESET before moving off

5. Stop at relevant docking board ensuring coupler head is on diamond of docking board and wait 10-15 seconds
6. Press AUTO lamp and turn driving mode into AUTO at the same time until AUTO LAMP is gained
7. Doors will be enabled, ADC is off, DOCKED LAMP is on
8. Remove keys and select LOCAL
9. Go to leading set of passenger doors and open both side
10. Return to leading EDP and close doors both side
11. Observe ADC lamp illuminate
12. Once Train has ADC, series of beeps for entry checks (1 per vehicle)

13 . Once entry checks completed change radio channel to 1 and contact CCC

14. Tell CCC of location, confirm whether successful entry checks
15. CCC will confirm entry checks and any restrictions
16. Repeat restrictions given by CCC and log in notebook
17. When RTD received, check points, check points are FACING REVERSE and arrow is displayed on PPI
18. When SAFE TO DO SO PRESS START AND REMAIN AT LEADING EDP UNTIL TRAIN HAS DOCKED AT FIRST STATION