Competence requirements
Article 8
1. Applicants shall be competent and experienced regarding the subject of examination they want to conduct. The experience requested shall be gathered during professional practice of minimum 4 years’ duration within a period of not more than 5 years before the application date. The requested period of professional experience may include periods of experience as a manager of train drivers who holds a valid train driver licence and complimentary certificate or as a trainer for training tasks relevant to the application submitted. 2. In regard to practical examinations on board trains the applicant must be the holder of both a valid train driver licence and a valid certificate covering the subject of examination or a similar type of line/rolling stock. When the examiner does not hold a valid certificate for the infrastructure/rolling stock of the examination, a driver holding the certificate for that infrastructure/rolling stock shall be present to the examination in accordance with Article 4(2)(e) of Directive 2007/59/EC. The applicant shall have professional practice in driving of minimum 4 years’ duration and gathered within a period of not more than 5 years before the application date. The applicant’s knowledge must be up–to-date at the time of the application. 3. In addition, applicants shall meet the following minimum criteria: (a) they shall be competent in listening and spoken interaction at minimum level B2 of the European Framework for Language Competence (EFLC) established by the Council of Europe ( 3 ) , in the language of examination; (b) they shall have the skills and the pedagogical aptitude required for the purpose of conducting examinations, and have thorough knowledge of the relevant examination methods and examination documents; (c) they shall demonstrate how they will keep their professional competences regarding the subjects they examine updated; (d) they shall be familiar with the certification scheme for train drivers. 4. A Member State may establish additional requirements for examiners performing examinations related to its own infrastructure.