Section 4: Network Communication Flashcards
Communication in the Rail Corridor must be
clear, brief and unambiguous
relevant to the task at hand and
agreed as to its meaning before being acted upon
Format for the time of day that must be used
24 hour time
The receiver must confirm content by repeating the message back to the sender, if the communication is about
proceed authority, instruction not to proceed, work on track authority, train running information, special working or Condition Affecting the Network (CAN)
If it is not possible for a sender to communicate directly with an intended receiver, Qualified workers may
relay the content exactly as it was received
Emergency communications must be
given priority and answered immediately. All other communications stop
If the meaning of a spoken communication is not understood
the receiver must ask that it bed repeated and the sender and receiver must use the phonetic alphabet and spoken numbers to send and confirm the message if necessary
The receiver must try against as soon as practicable or arrange alternative means to communicate with the sender, if the
receiver cannot understand the message, or sender cannot hear or understand the reply
If Qualified workers are not sure a communications channel is a discrete-channel
they must use open channel communication protocols
Communications from a train must include
the sender’s train number and designation
Communications from a worksite must include the senders
name, safeworking designation, location
Qualified workers using open-channel radios must
except in an emergency, check that the channel is not already in use before starting a transmission, end each statement with the term “over” and expect a reply, and end each transmission with the term “Out”
Qualified Workers compiling safeworking forms, authorities and records must
write clearly in ink, express numbers in numerals not words and draw a single line through text errors and initial the correction
If safeworking forms include items that have a box before them. Qualified workers must
Tick the box if it applies and complete the item or place a cross in the box if the item does not apply
Safeworking forms and records must be kept for at least
90 days as they are a legal document
Meaning of the standard radio term: Emergency, Emergency, Emergence
this is an emergency
