# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/761 of 16 February 2018 establishing common safety methods for supervision by national safety authorities after the issue of a single safety certificate or a safety authorisation pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 1077/2012 (Text with EEA relevance), Article 6: Competence of the staff involved in supervision

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

1. The national safety authorities shall ensure that staff involved in supervision have the following competencies:
(a) knowledge of the relevant regulatory framework as it applies to supervision;
(b) knowledge of the functioning of the railway system;
(c) appropriate level of critical analysis;
(d) experience in the supervision of a safety or similar management system in the railway sector, or a safety management system in a sector with equivalent operational and technical challenges;
(e) knowledge of and experience in interviewing skills;
(f) problem solving, communication and teamworking.
2. In the case of teamwork, the competencies may be shared amongst the team members.
3. With a view to ensuring the correct application of paragraph 1, the national safety authorities shall put in place a competence management system which shall include:
(a) the development of competence profiles for each job, position or role;
(b) the recruitment of staff in accordance with the established competence profiles;
(c) the maintenance, development and assessment of staff competence in accordance with the established competence profiles.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/761/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-761/article-6
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