Issue
of Competency Certificate to LPs/Motormen and Guards working in Automatic Block System (S.R. 9.14(ii))
LPs/Motormen and Guards working in
the Automatic block system shall undergo an Orientation Course on Automatic
block system at ZRTI/TPJ or at STC/SBC. They shall be thoroughly examined in
the knowledge of rules for working of trains in the Automatic block system and
thereupon be issued with the Competency Certificate by the Principal ZRTI/TPJ
or Director STC/SBC. When the original Competency Certificate is lost Principal
ZRTI/TPJ or Director STC/SBC shall issue a duplicate Competency Certificate.
However in the meanwhile Operations Officer of the Division is authorized to
issue a provisional/Orientation Course Certificate after satisfying himself
about the Competency of the individual. This Certificate is valid for 10 days.
LPs/Motormen and Guards shall not be allowed to work on such sections unless
they are in possession of Competency Certificate/Duplicate Competency
Certificate/Provisional Competency Certificate. The Competency Certificate
shall be renewed after conducting systematic checks by Loco/Traffic Inspectors
at intervals not exceeding 6 months.
