# Competences — train preparer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/219e7fdd-5889-4517-9e86-620a12d535aa).

## Essential

- **characteristics of wheel rail interface** (knowledge)
- **comply with legal regulations** (skill/competence)
- **comply with railway safety standards** (skill/competence)
- **detect rail track malfunctions** (skill/competence)
- **ensure correct signalling during rail maintenance** (skill/competence)
- **ensure finished product meet requirements** (skill/competence)
- **ensure rail tracks remain clear** (skill/competence)
- **execute working instructions** (skill/competence)
- **hydraulics** (knowledge)
- **maintain inventory of rail track parts** (skill/competence)
- **operate hydraulic jack lift** (skill/competence)
- **operate scientific measuring equipment** (skill/competence)
- **perform manual work autonomously** (skill/competence)
- **perform rail track inspections** (skill/competence)
- **principles of mechanical engineering** (knowledge)
- **rail infrastructure** (knowledge)
- **standards of track geometry** (knowledge)
- **write rail defect records** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- ensure maintenance of railway machinery (skill/competence)
- maintain computerised records of railway traffic (skill/competence)
- process data from railway control rooms (skill/competence)
- train employees (skill/competence)
- work in a rail transport team (skill/competence)