# 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 4.6.2.2: Level of knowledge

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

The level of knowledge in the infrastructure manager’s operating language must be sufficient for safety purposes.
(a) As a minimum this must comprise of the driver being able to:
send and understand all the messages specified in Appendix C,
effectively communicate in routine, degraded and emergency situations,
complete the forms associated with the use of the Book of Forms.
(b) Other members of the train crew whose duties require them to communicate with the infrastructure manager on safety-critical matters, must as a minimum, be able to send and understand information describing the train and its operational status.
The level of knowledge for staff accompanying trains other than train drivers must be at least level 2 as described in Appendix E.

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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/4.6.2.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-757/annex-I/division-4/division-4.6/division-4.6.2/division-4.6.2.2
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