Division 1 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRAIN DRIVING LICENCE

The train driving licence shall follow the format ID-1 set out in international standard ISO/IEC 7810:2003 Identification cards — Physical characteristics.

Without prejudice to data protection rules, F1the ORR and the Department may use storage medium (microchip) as part of the licence, to allow railway undertakings and infrastructure managers to store company-related information including the data to be contained in the complementary certificate, provided that it does not in any way interfere with the implementation of this Regulation.

The insertion of any such microchip shall conform with international standard ISO 7816-1:1998 Identification cards — Integrated circuit(s) cards with contacts — Part 1: Physical characteristics.

Railway undertakings and infrastructure managers will not be exempted from adopting the F2... model of the complementary certificate described in Chapter 4 of Annex II until the harmonised requirements for the use of smart-card are established.

Methods for verifying the characteristics of the driving licences, to ensure that they are consistent with international standards, shall comply with standard ISO/IEC 10373-1:2006 Identification cards — Test methods — Part 1: General characteristics.