shunter (EN)
ISCO 8312 · v1.2.1
Shunters move shunting units with or without wagons or groups of wagons in order to build trains. They manage the driving of locomotives and are involved in switching wagons, making or splitting up trains in shunting yards or sidings. They operate according to the technical features, such as controlling movement via a remote control device.
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Source aliases (EN)
- shunting assistant
- foreman shunter
- shunting foreman
- forewoman shunter
- shunter assistant
- shunting attendant
- shunting forewoman
- switcher
- operator shunter
- rail shunter
- shunter driver
- shunting supervisor
- foreman/forewoman shunter
- shunter attendant
- foreman shunter/forewoman shunter
Skills and knowledge
Essential (EN) · 33
- check train engines
- assess railway operations
- operate radio equipment
- follow switching instructions in rail operations
- shunt inbound loads
- read railway circuit plans
- perform wagon coupling
- comply with railway safety standards
- shunt outbound loads
- drive vehicles
- deal with challenging work conditions
- train operating procedures
- operate railway vehicles
- shunt rolling stock in marshalling yards
- principles of mechanical engineering
- operate railway warning systems
- physical characteristics of railways
- enforce railway safety regulations
- dangers of marshalling activity
- perform maintenance on locomotives
- operate railway switches
- perform routine maintenance on railway engines
- railway framework legislation
- mechanics of trains
- operate railway communication systems
- oversee operational safety on trains
- rail infrastructure
- operate switching locomotives
- perform rail track inspections
- test the braking force of trains
- use hand signal for transport procedures
- operate railway control panels
- control train movement
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