Division 4.5.4 Maintenance plan

The maintenance plan shall be based on the provisions specified in section 4.5.1 (Responsibility of manufacturer of equipment), section 4.5.2 (Responsibility of contracting entities) and section 4.5.3 (Responsibility of infrastructure manager or railway undertaking) and cover, at least:

• Conditions for the use of equipment, according to the requirements indicated by the manufacturers.

• Specification of the maintenance programs (e.g. definition of preventive and corrective maintenance categories, maximum time between preventive maintenance actions and corresponding precautions to be taken for the safety of the Subsystem and the maintenance staff, considering interference of maintenance actions with the operation of the Control-Command Subsystem).

• Requirements for the storage of spare parts.

• Definition of first line maintenance.

• Rules for the management of failed equipment.

• Requirements related to the minimum professional competences of maintenance staff, with reference to the risks for health and safety.

• Requirements related to personal protective equipment.

• Definition of responsibilities and authorisation of maintenance staff (e.g., for access to equipment, management of limitations and/or interruptions of system operation, replacement of LRUs, repair of failed LRUs, restore of normal system operation).

• Procedures for the management of ETCS-identities. See section 4.2.9 (ETCS-ID Management).

• Methods for reporting to the manufacturer of equipment information on safety-critical defects and frequent system failures.