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S8.0 - working with machinery and specialised equipment
S8.1 - operating mobile plant
S8.2 - driving vehicles
S8.2.0 - driving vehicles
S8.2.1 - driving heavy vehicles
S8.2.2 - driving light vehicles
S8.2.3 - operating rail vehicles
- control train movement
- drive trams
- ensure train stability after loading
- operate rail-flaw-detection machine
- operate railway vehicles
- operate switching locomotives
- operate tram controls
- operate tram system monitoring equipment
- perform wagon coupling
- shunt inbound loads
- shunt outbound loads
- shunt rolling stock in marshalling yards
S8.3 - operating watercraft
S8.4 - operating machinery for the extraction and processing of raw materials
S8.5 - operating machinery for the manufacture of products
S8.6 - using precision instrumentation and equipment
S8.7 - installing, maintaining and repairing mechanical equipment
S8.8 - installing, maintaining and repairing electrical, electronic and precision equipment
S8.9 - operating aircraft
T - transversal skills and competences

apply signalling control procedures

skills

working with machinery and specialised equipment

driving vehicles

operating rail vehicles

apply signalling control procedures

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Control train movements; operate railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, on correct routes, and on time.

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apply signaling control procedures

apply signalling control processes

conduct signalling control procedures

control railway signalling systems

execute signalling control procedures

execute signalling control processes

operate railway signalling control systems

operate railway signalling systems

operate railway signalling systems to ensure train safety

operate signalling control systems for railways

preform signalling control procedures

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ESCO is a Europe 2020 initiative.

DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission developed ESCO in collaboration with stakeholders and with the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop).

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Current version: ESCO v1.1.2 (Last update 22/02/2024)