EPA COMPONENTS
9
Prepare a train for service at a depot or stabling point
PLANNED
DEGRADED
EMERGENCY
OBSERVATION
Conduct a simulated emergency call
Identify and respond to a simulated infrastructure hazard or defective equipment
You will be required to demonstrate competence across 3 types of working and these will be assessed through observation. This component will last for approximately 2 hours.
Your IRO assessor will cover planned, degraded and emergency working:
ONLINE TEST
DRIVING
SAFETY & SECURITY
PROFESSIONAL DISCUSSION
For the Online Test, you will complete two multiple choice test papers, Driving and Safety and Security.
The Professional Discussion will be carried out by an CIRO Assessor who will ask you 10 scenario-based questions based on planned, degraded and emergency working scenarios.