Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators

NOC

72604

Railway traffic controllers coordinate passenger and freight train traffic on railways. Marine traffic regulators monitor and regulate coastal and inland marine traffic within assigned waterways.

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Railway traffic controllers coordinate passenger and freight train traffic on railways. They are employed by rail transport companies. Marine traffic regulators monitor and regulate coastal and inland marine traffic within assigned waterways. They are employed by port, harbour, canal and lock authorities and by the Canadian Coast Guard.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Railway traffic controllers

Operate and monitor centralized traffic control systems to coordinate and follow railway traffic

Chart train movements, calculate arrival and departure times and record rail traffic information

Issue instructions to control the movement of passenger and freight train traffic and on-track mobile maintenance equipment

Receive, record and relay train instructions to train crew by hand or radio telephone

May supervise and train other railway traffic controllers.

Marine traffic regulators

Direct and monitor vessel movements using radar or closed circuit monitors, remote radio systems and other telecommunication equipment

Obtain position, course, speed and estimated arrival time of vessels and monitor vessel progress through traffic zone

Issue clearance instructions to vessels, advise vessels of traffic volumes and weather conditions, and relay information to next marine traffic control sector

Report accidents, distress signals, navigational hazards and other emergencies to authorities

Maintain radio and telephone contact with adjacent marine control sectors and with vessels within area of jurisdiction

Maintain log of vessel movements, size and structure.

Also Known As

chief rail traffic controller
marine traffic regulator
rail traffic controller
train operator

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Railway traffic controllers usually require completion of secondary school and several years of experience in the railway industry.

Up to 35 weeks of a combination of classroom and on-the-job training is provided for railway traffic controllers.

Railway traffic controllers require a Canadian Rail Operating Rules certificate.

Marine traffic regulators require completion of secondary school and several months of formal traffic regulator training.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

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