The Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations 2010

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Application and extent

3. PART 2 LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION OF TRAIN DRIVERS

   1. 4. Requirement for licences and certificates

   2. 5. Licence and certificate characteristics

   3. 6. Ownership of licence

   4. 7. Ownership of certificate

4. PART 3 CONDITIONS FOR OBTAINING LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES

   1. 8. Conditions for obtaining a licence

   2. 9. Conditions for obtaining a certificate

5. PART 4 PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES

   1. 10. Procedures for obtaining a licence

   2. 11. Procedures for obtaining a certificate

6. PART 5 VALIDITY OF LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES

   1. 12. Validity and renewal of licences

   2. 13. Periodic checks to maintain validity of licence

   3. 14. Validity of certificate

   4. 15. Periodic checks to maintain validity of certificate

   5. 16. Cessation of employment

   6. 17. Monitoring

7. PART 6 SUSPENSION AND WITHDRAWAL OF LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES

   1. 18. Suspension or withdrawal of licences issued by the ORR

   2. 19. Suspension or withdrawal of other train driving licences and driver prohibition

   3. 20. Suspension or withdrawal of certificates and driver prohibition

   4. 21. Serious threat to the safety of the railway

   5. 22. Appeal to the Commission

8. PART 7 REGISTERS AND INFORMATION

   1. 23. Registers of recognised persons

   2. 24. Registers of licences

   3. 25. Registers of certificates

   4. 26. Information relating to the status of licences

   5. 26A. Information sharing

   6. 27. Information relating to certificates etc.

   7. 28. Information in relation to international train services

9. PART 8 TRAINING AND EXAMINATION

   1. 29. Training content

   2. 30. Trainers

   3. 31. Examinations

10. PART 9 REVIEWING STANDARDS

    1. 32. Quality standards

    2. 33. Independent assessment

11. PART 10 DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS BY THE ORR

    1. 34. Delegation of functions by the ORR

12. PART 11 APPEALS AGAINST DECISIONS OF THE ORR

    1. 35. Appeals against decisions of the ORR

13. PART 12 APPEALS AGAINST DECISIONS OF RAILWAY UNDERTAKINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS

    1. 36. Appeals against decisions of railway undertakings and infrastructure managers

14. PART 13 ENFORCEMENT

    1. 37. Anti-fraud measures

    2. 38. Enforcement

15. PART 14 TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

    1. 39. Transitional provisions

16. PART15 Review

    1. 40. Review

17. Signature

18. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

       1. (This Schedule substantially reproduces the provisions of Annex II to the Directive)

          1. 1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

          2. 2. MINIMUM CONTENT OF THE EXAMINATION BEFORE APPOINTMENT

          3. 3. PERIODIC EXAMINATIONS AFTER APPOINTMENT

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       ... MODEL TRAIN DRIVING LICENCE AND ... COMPLEMENTARY TRAIN DRIVING CERTIFICATE

       1. (This Schedule substantially reproduces the provisions of Annex I to the Directive)

          1. 1. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LICENCE

          2. 2. CONTENTS OF THE LICENCE

          3. 3. CERTIFICATE

          4. 4. MINIMUM DATA CONTAINED IN REGISTERS OF TRAIN DRIVING LICENCES AND TRAIN DRIVING CERTIFICATES

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       GENERAL PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE LICENCE

       1. (This Schedule substantially reproduces the provisions of Annex IV to the Directive)

          1. 1. The objective of the general training is to provide general...

          2. 2. In relation to a driver’s work, the work environment, the...

          3. 3. In relation to railway technologies, including safety principles behind operational...

          4. 4. In relation to the basic principles of railway infrastructure the...

          5. 5. In relation to the basic principles of operational communication the...

          6. 6. In relation to trains, their composition and the technical requirements...

          7. 7. In relation to hazards involved in railway operations in general...

          8. 8. In relation to the basic principles of physics the driver...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE TRAIN DRIVING CERTIFICATE

       1. (This Schedule substantially reproduces the provisions of Annex VI to the Directive)

          1. 1. TESTING THE BRAKES

          2. 2. TYPE OF OPERATION AND MAXIMUM TRAIN SPEED ACCORDING TO THE LINE CHARACTERISTICS

          3. 3. KNOWLEDGE OF THE LINE

          4. The following aspects are important— (a) operational conditions (changes of...

          5. 4. SAFETY REGULATIONS

          6. 5. DRIVING THE TRAIN

          7. 6. ANOMALIES

          8. 7. OPERATING INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS, FIRES AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PERSONS

          9. 8. LANGUAGE TESTS

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF ROLLING STOCK AND REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE TRAIN DRIVING CERTIFICATE

       1. (This Schedule substantially reproduces the provisions of Annex V to the Directive)

          2. 1. TESTS AND CHECKS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE

          3. 2. KNOWLEDGE OF ROLLING STOCK

          4. 3. TESTING THE BRAKES

          5. 4. OPERATING MODE AND MAXIMUM SPEED OF THE TRAIN IN RELATION TO THE LINE CHARACTERISTICS

          6. 5. DRIVING THE TRAIN IN A WAY WHICH DOES NOT DAMAGE INSTALLATIONS OR VEHICLES

          7. 6. ANOMALIES

          8. 7. OPERATING INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS, FIRES AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PERSONS

          9. 8. CONDITIONS FOR CONTINUING RUNNING AFTER AN INCIDENT INVOLVING ROLLING STOCK

          11. 9. IMMOBILISATION OF THE TRAIN

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       FREQUENCY OF EXAMINATIONS

       1. (This Schedule substantially reproduces the provisions of Annex VII to the Directive)

    7. SCHEDULE 7

       TRAINING METHOD

       1. (This Schedule substantially reproduces the provisions of Annex III to the Directive)

19. Explanatory Note