UK Statutory Instrument SI 2010/724 United Kingdom

The Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations 2010

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Made under
Police Act 1997
Enforced by
ORR
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Operator9 Employer1 Any Person1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts
TULRCA 1992 72 duties
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.017 Monitoring Regulated
  • Monitor train drivers and take action if competence or licence validity is in doubtOperator
40 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Application and extent
s.004 Requirement for licences and certificates
s.005 Licence and certificate characteristics
s.006 Ownership of licence
s.007 Ownership of certificate
s.008 Conditions for obtaining a licence
s.009 Conditions for obtaining a certificate
s.010 Procedures for obtaining a licence
s.011 Procedures for obtaining a certificate
s.012 Validity and renewal of licences
s.013 Periodic checks to maintain validity of licence
s.014 Validity of certificate
s.015 Periodic checks to maintain validity of certificate
s.016 Cessation of employment
s.018 Suspension or withdrawal of licences issued by the ORR
s.019 Suspension or withdrawal of other train driving licences and driver prohibition
s.020 Suspension or withdrawal of certificates and driver prohibition
s.021 Serious threat to the safety of the railway
s.022 Appeal to the Commission
s.023 Registers of recognised persons
s.024 Registers of licences
s.025 Registers of certificates
s.026 Information relating to the status of licences
s.026 Information sharing
s.027 Information relating to certificates etc.
s.028 Information in relation to international train services
s.029 Training content
s.030 Trainers
s.031 Examinations
s.032 Quality standards
s.033 Independent assessment
s.034 Delegation of functions by the ORR
s.035 Appeals against decisions of the ORR
s.036 Appeals against decisions of railway undertakings and infrastructure managers
s.037 Anti-fraud measures
s.038 Enforcement
s.039 Transitional provisions
s.040 Review
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch001 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Regulated
  • Ensure train drivers meet medical, vision and hearing fitness standardsOperator
s.sch001 PERIODIC EXAMINATIONS AFTER APPOINTMENT Regulated
  • Arrange regular medical checks for your train driversEmployer
s.sch003 In relation to a driver’s work, the work environment, the... Regulated
  • Train drivers must complete basic knowledge and understanding trainingOperator
s.sch003 In relation to railway technologies, including safety principles behind operational... Regulated
  • Train drivers must gain safety knowledge and understand rolesOperator
s.sch003 In relation to the basic principles of railway infrastructure the... Regulated
  • Train drivers must have knowledge of railway infrastructure principlesOperator
s.sch003 In relation to the basic principles of operational communication the... Regulated
  • Acquire and maintain knowledge of operational communication principlesOperator
s.sch003 In relation to trains, their composition and the technical requirements... Regulated
  • Train drivers must maintain technical knowledge of trains and systemsOperator
s.sch003 In relation to hazards involved in railway operations in general... Regulated
  • Train drivers must know railway hazards and safety proceduresOperator
s.sch003 In relation to the basic principles of physics the driver... Regulated
  • Ensure drivers understand basic physics principles for train operationOperator
s.schedule/2/part/paragraph/wrapper1n2 1. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LICENCE Regulated
  • Licence cards must meet ISO physical specificationsAny Person
s.schedule/2/part/paragraph/wrapper2n2 2. CONTENTS OF THE LICENCE Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • ORR must issue train driving licences with all required contentStatutory regulator
27 other schedules
s.sch001 MINIMUM CONTENT OF THE EXAMINATION BEFORE APPOINTMENT
s.sch003 The objective of the general training is to provide general...
s.schedule/2/part/paragraph/wrapper3n2 3. CERTIFICATE
s.schedule/2/part/paragraph/wrapper4n2 4. MINIMUM DATA CONTAINED IN REGISTERS OF TRAIN DRIVING LICENCES AND TRAIN DRIVING CERTIFICATES
s.schedule/4/part/paragraph/wrapper10n2 5. DRIVING THE TRAIN
s.schedule/4/part/paragraph/wrapper11n2 6. ANOMALIES
s.schedule/4/part/paragraph/wrapper12n2 7. OPERATING INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS, FIRES AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PERSONS
s.schedule/4/part/paragraph/wrapper13n2 8. LANGUAGE TESTS
s.schedule/4/part/paragraph/wrapper5n2 1. TESTING THE BRAKES
s.schedule/4/part/paragraph/wrapper6n2 2. TYPE OF OPERATION AND MAXIMUM TRAIN SPEED ACCORDING TO THE LINE CHARACTERISTICS
s.schedule/4/part/paragraph/wrapper7n2 3. KNOWLEDGE OF THE LINE
s.schedule/4/part/paragraph/wrapper8n2 The following aspects are important— (a) operational conditions (changes of...
s.schedule/4/part/paragraph/wrapper9n2 4. SAFETY REGULATIONS
s.schedule/5/part/paragraph/wrapper14n2 schedule/5/part/paragraph/wrapper14n2
s.schedule/5/part/paragraph/wrapper15n2 1. TESTS AND CHECKS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE
s.schedule/5/part/paragraph/wrapper16n2 2. KNOWLEDGE OF ROLLING STOCK
s.schedule/5/part/paragraph/wrapper17n2 3. TESTING THE BRAKES
s.schedule/5/part/paragraph/wrapper18n2 4. OPERATING MODE AND MAXIMUM SPEED OF THE TRAIN IN RELATION TO THE LINE CHARACTERISTICS
s.schedule/5/part/paragraph/wrapper19n2 5. DRIVING THE TRAIN IN A WAY WHICH DOES NOT DAMAGE INSTALLATIONS OR VEHICLES
s.schedule/5/part/paragraph/wrapper20n2 6. ANOMALIES
s.schedule/5/part/paragraph/wrapper21n2 7. OPERATING INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS, FIRES AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PERSONS
s.schedule/5/part/paragraph/wrapper22n2 8. CONDITIONS FOR CONTINUING RUNNING AFTER AN INCIDENT INVOLVING ROLLING STOCK
s.schedule/5/part/paragraph/wrapper23n2 schedule/5/part/paragraph/wrapper23n2
s.schedule/5/part/paragraph/wrapper24n2 9. IMMOBILISATION OF THE TRAIN
s.schedule/5/part/paragraph/wrapper25n2 schedule/5/part/paragraph/wrapper25n2
s.schedule/6/part/paragraph/wrapper26n2 schedule/6/part/paragraph/wrapper26n2
s.schedule/7/part/paragraph/wrapper27n2 schedule/7/part/paragraph/wrapper27n2

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