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Railway Locomotive Driver Licensing Options

Original Language Title: 铁路机车车辆驾驶人员资格许可办法

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Railway locomotive driver licensing options

    (December 24, 2013 to 2013 the Ministry of transport announced come into force on January 1, 2014, 14th) Chapter I General provisions

    First to regulate railway locomotive and driver licensing, railway safety and the smooth flow of transport, under the People's Republic of China on administrative licensing law, the railway safety regulations, laws, administrative regulations and the relevant provisions of the State, these measures are formulated.

    Second article in People's Republic of China territory of railway business line Shang, bear public transport or construction, and maintenance, and detection, and test, task of railway locomotive, and moving EMU, and large maintenance mechanical, and track car, and catenary job car driving personnel (following referred to driving personnel), should in accordance with this approach to national railway application driving qualification, and made corresponding category of railway locomotive vehicles license (following referred to "license"). Third series and driver's licenses are divided into locomotives running vehicle series.

Specific code and the associate drove locomotive types:

(A) the engine series:

J1 drive EMU and internal combustion, electric locomotives;

J2-driving trains and diesel locomotives;

J3 drive electric locomotive and EMU;

J4 drive internal combustion and electric locomotive;

J5 drive diesel locomotives;

J6 drive electric locomotives.

(B) since the wheel running vehicle series:

L1 use of driving large track maintenance machinery and rail vehicles, contact line operation vehicle;

L2 driving large track maintenance machinery

    L3 drive rail cars, operation vehicle for contact wire.

Fourth article hired railway locomotive vehicles driving personnel of enterprise (following referred to "enterprise") should implementation safety subject responsibility, established sound driving personnel management system, strengthening on driving personnel of management, and education and training, for license applicants provides necessary of learning, and training conditions, on made license of personnel implemented hired system, gang Qian training qualified rear can induction, developed annual training plans, improve driving personnel of business skills and security consciousness.

    Drivers should be strictly in accordance with the provisions of the medical industry.

    Chapter II application and examination

Fifth in the initial application for a driver's license can only apply for a series, a locomotive type, the applicant shall satisfy the following conditions:

(A) under 18 years of age to 45 years;

(B) health, in line with the requirements of the national occupational health standards of driving personnel, good reading and writing skill and fluent Mandarin Chinese characters;

(C) the locomotive series the applicant shall have national recognition of secondary and higher education, running wheel vehicle series should have a State-recognized high school, technical school or higher education;

    (D) the locomotive series an applicant shall be continuous maintenance crew learn more than 1 years or maintenance crew more than 60,000 km, running wheel vehicle series an applicant shall be continuous wheel operation vehicle crew study for 6 months or more. Added to article sixth drive locomotives in this series types, or more driving series known as the drive to improve. When applications for the add-on drive can only apply for a type of a rolling series of.

When applying for the J1, J2 or J3 class a driver's license, no more than 45 years old, should have been the locomotive driver for more than 2 years and safety crew more than 100,000 km and passing EMU driving suitability test.

    When driver's license holders apply for L1 L2 class class, should have been the drivers of large track maintenance machinery for 2 years and secure crew more than 10,000 kilometers; L3 when driver's license holders apply for L1 class, should have been the rail car or driver operation vehicle for contact wire position for more than 2 years security crew and more than 30,000 kilometers. Seventh article of the initial applications and applications for the add-on drive should participate in the national organization of the railway tests, in principle every six months to organize a. Examination includes theoretical examination and practical examination. Theory test content including traffic safety regulations and expertise of two subjects. Practice exam includes inspection and testing, driving in two subjects. After passing the theory examination, admission to hands-on exam.

    Theory exam or practical exam if you have an account is not qualified, that failed to pass the exam. Eighth theory exam valid for 2 years. Is not completed within the validity of the actual exam, this aside the theory exam.

    Theory test certificate validity period, up to 3 times the actual exam.

    Chapter III administration of driver's license

    Article examination of the applicant by the State railway company to issue a corresponding category of driver's license. Article tenth drivers practice, should carry a driver's license.

    Driver's licenses I hold and use only.

11th driver's license should be documented and endorsed the following:

(A) holders of information: name, sex, date of birth, unit and resident identity card number, photograph and fingerprint information.

    (B) issuance of institutional endorsements: drive a locomotive type code, first led driver's license dates and effective dates, licensing authorities seal. 12th driver's license is valid for 6 years.

License expiry date shall not exceed the retirement date of the holder. Driver's license expires, needs continuity shall, 60 days before the expiration of driver's license to apply to the State railway. Damage to driver's license, record content changes or loss of driver's license, to national railway company shall promptly apply for replacement or supplement.

    National railway company after the audit considered eligible shall be replacement or supplement.

    Fourth regulatory and legal liability

    13th state railways and railway regulatory body to supervise the practice of drivers should be checked and corrected for illegal acts, investigate and punish.

    14th to hide relevant information or provides false information applicants may not apply again in 1 year.

    15th the applicant in the course of examination acts of bribery, fraud, and disqualified, has passed the exam's results invalid, the applicant may not apply again in 1 year.

16th under any of the following circumstances shall revoke driver's licenses:

(A) personnel who abuse their powers, neglect their duties, which do not meet the conditions of personnel to obtain a driver's license;

(B) fraud, bribery, reselling, leasing or other improper means to obtain a driver's license;

(C) other circumstances as stipulated by laws and regulations.

    By the first paragraph of this section (b) reason for revocation of a driver's license within 3 years may not apply again for a driver's license.

17th under any of the following circumstances shall be cancellation of driver's license:

(A) the expiry date of the license is not renewed;

(B) driver's license holders cannot continue driving railway vehicles;

(C) the driving licence holders apply;

    (D) other circumstances as stipulated by laws and regulations.

    Article 18th found the driver has contravened this article 16th, 17th, and shall promptly report to the national railway company.

    19th on the Enterprise shall, before the end of January of each year an annual summary report of the drivers employed by the national railway company.

    20th to participate in, assist, condone cheating or not be eligible for conditional endorsement of unqualified personnel, without examination, exam pass or the issuance of a driver's license, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the disciplined persons constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

    The fifth chapter by-laws

    21st national railway company pursuant to this approach to implementation details. 22nd article this way come into force on January 1, 2014. On April 1, 2005 the Ministry of railways announced the railway locomotive and wheel running vehicle driver's licensing policy (Ministry of 19th) repealed simultaneously.