Official Procedure for Examination and Issuance of Train Driving Licenses on New Railways? Will It Be Applied Starting September 01, 2023?
The Ministry of Transport has just issued Circular 15/2023/TT-BGTVT stipulating the standards, duties, and powers concerning positions of direct railroad service staff; the content and training program for educational institutions for these positions; conditions, content, procedures for examinations, issuance, re-issuance, and revocation of train driving licenses on railways.
Is there an official process for exam and issuance of train driving licenses, according to the new Circular?
According to Article 67 of Circular 15/2023/TT-BGTVT:
Process for organizing the examination for train driving licenses
The process for organizing the examination for train driving licenses for the national railway, dedicated railway, and urban railway as specified in Article 30 of this Circular is detailed in Appendix XVIII attached to this Circular.
The contents of Appendix XVIII attached to Circular 15/2023/TT-BGTVT are as follows:
- Step 1: Establish the examination team and develop the examination regulations:+ Establish the Examination Team+ Approve the examination regulations
- Step 2: Develop examination content and questions:+ Organize development of examination content+ Approve the examination content, organization plan, and assign the duties of the Examination Council members+ Develop a question bank+ Develop theoretical examination questions+ Develop practical exam questions for machine inspection related to each type of locomotive and examination vehicle+ Develop practical train driving exam questions for each type of locomotive and examination vehicle+ Secure the confidentiality of the exam questions
- Step 3: Organize the examination:+ Hold the opening ceremony of the examination+ Conduct the theoretical exam+ Conduct the practical exam+ Summarize the examination results
- Step 4: Recognition of results:+ Recognize the examination results.
Is there an official process for exam and issuance of train driving licenses, according to the new Circular? Will it apply from September 1, 2023? (Image from the Internet)
What are the procedures for requesting an exam for train driving licenses?
Pursuant to clauses 1 and 2, Article 30 of Circular 15/2023/TT-BGTVT:
Procedures for issuing train driving licenses for train drivers on operational railways
1. Dossier requesting an exam and issuance of a train driving license
a) The original or electronic version of the request document for organizing an exam and issuing a train driving license from the railway enterprise (hereinafter referred to as the enterprise) according to the form specified in Appendix IV attached to this Circular;
b) Personal dossier:
The original or electronic version of the application form for the train driving license exam according to the form specified in Appendix V attached to this Circular;
The original or electronic version or certified copy of the certificate of health fitness for train drivers as regulated by the Minister of Health;
A certified copy or certified electronic copy of the certificate or diploma in railway vehicle driving that fits the examination vehicle type;
03 color photos size 3x4 cm taken within 06 months to the date of dossier submission.
2. Submission methods
The enterprise submits 01 set of the dossier to the licensing authority via one of the following methods:
a) Direct submission at the one-stop department;
b) Online submission through the national public service portal or the online public service portal;
c) Submission via postal service or other suitable methods.
The dossier requesting an exam and issuance of a train driving license includes the mentioned documents.
Also, there are 03 methods for submitting the dossier to the licensing authority:
- Direct submission at the one-stop department;- Online submission through the national public service portal or the online public service portal;- Submission via postal service or other suitable methods.
How is the examination for issuing train driving licenses organized?
Pursuant to clause 4, Article 30 of Circular 15/2023/TT-BGTVT:
Procedures for issuing train driving licenses for train drivers on operational railways
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4. Organizing the exam for train driving licenses
a) Within 02 working days from the receipt of a complete and valid dossier, the train driving license authority will issue a decision to organize the exam, establish the Examination Council and notify the enterprise in writing. The decision must clearly state the form of the theoretical exam (written or multiple choice), the list of eligible candidates, the type of license registered for the exam, and the type of examination vehicle for each candidate;
b) Within a maximum of 03 months from the date of decision establishment, the Examination Council, in cooperation with the enterprise, will organize the exam according to the specified content and process, and report results to the licensing authority. If the exam is not completed within this period, the Examination Council must report to the licensing authority stating the reason and propose an extension or termination of the exam. The extension is once and a maximum of no more than 01 month;
c) Within 03 working days from the date of examination result reporting, the licensing authority will issue train driving licenses to qualified candidates. For unqualified cases, the licensing authority will notify the enterprise in writing, stating the reasons.
The organization of the exam for train driving licenses follows the regulations as stated above.
Circular 15/2023/TT-BGTVT will be effective from September 1, 2023.
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