Article 6 U.K. Competence of the staff involved in supervision

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.