Competence of the staff involved in supervision
Article 6
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.