# Commission Decision of 14 November 2012 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘operation and traffic management’ subsystem of the rail system in the European Union and amending Decision 2007/756/EC (notified under document C(2012) 8075) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/757/EU), Division 4.6.2.1: Principles

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The infrastructure manager and the railway undertaking are required to ensure that their relevant staff are competent in the use of the communication protocols and principles set out in Appendix C.
Where the operating language used by the infrastructure manager differs from that habitually used by the railway undertaking’s staff, such linguistic and communications training must form a critical part of the railway undertaking’s overall competence management system.
Railway undertaking staff whose duties require them to communicate with staff of the infrastructure manager in connection with safety-critical matters, whether in normal, degraded or emergency situations, must have a sufficient level of knowledge in the operating language of the infrastructure manager.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/757/annex/I/division/4/division/4.6/division/4.6.2/division/4.6.2.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-757/annex-I/division-4/division-4.6/division-4.6.2/division-4.6.2.1
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