A huge benefit is brought by the railway. The railway transport is managed by the locomotive crew. The profession of a machinist is on the list of hard work with harmful and difficult working conditions. It is physically impossible to carry out all the duties assigned to him on the management of the team alone. The work of the driver requires constant concentration of attention and the simultaneous execution of several technical operations. Therefore, to help him and given an assistant to the machinist. Moscow is a large metropolis with a large railway junction, the number of locomotive brigades is growing here every year, and each of them has such an assistant.
Functional responsibilities
Assistant driver must:
- correctly and timely fulfill all instructions of the driver for maintenance and care of the composition;
- to monitor the state of the serviced train;
- to fix the locomotive from spontaneous movement;
- in the absence of actions on the part of the driver for the prevention of emergency situations, take measures independently to stop the train, preventing the passage to the red signal of the semaphore;
- with the inability of the driver to drive the traintake measures to stop the train, fix it in a generally established order from spontaneous departure and inform the dispatcher, the shift attendant on the move, about the incident.
Requirements for employment
As already mentioned, mobile managementdevices - very hard work. Assistant driver in the recruitment process is selected and must meet certain criteria. First, in order to carry out such actions as servicing locomotive devices and controlling the train, it must "be on short legs" with equipment, follow the rules of railway traffic and know the rules of safety. Secondly, the assistant to the machinist should be attentive, have good eyesight and an immediate reaction. In addition, it is important for a candidate for a position to have excellent coordination of movements, physical endurance and emotional and psychological stability. At employment it is necessary to pass professional medical survey and only at presence of a positive medical conclusion the worker can start the direct duties. This profession is contraindicated for people with disabilities and with respiratory diseases.
Risks and costs of the profession
Work on rail transport has its owndignity, for example, the salaries of employees above the average. But this is an unsafe activity. In addition to the possibility of collisions and the withdrawal of the train from the tracks, there are other, no less dangerous situations. The downside of the profession is an abnormal working day. Assistant driver works 36 hours a week, in conditions of constant rumble, stress and pitching. Sometimes he has to rest between shifts in the locomotive depot, in special rest rooms. Malnutrition often leads to stomach ulcers, gastritis and other diseases. As a result of constant stress and fatigue, a stressful state may occur.</ p>>
