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(b) Disconnection Notices need not be issued in situations as listed in
Annexure: 3-A11, provided suitable precautions are taken. In other
situations, when it is necessary to disconnect any equipment in his charge
for repairs, replacement or adjustment, the Technician(Signal) shall advise
the Station Master on duty in writing as per Annexure: 3-A10 and obtain the
latter's signature before work is started and after it has been completed.

(c) When it is necessary to disconnect point equipment switches or signals for
repairs, replacement or alteration, Warner/Distant and Stop Signals
governing the lines in question shall be kept in the 'ON' position and made
in-operative until the work is completed.

(d) The Technician (Signal) must seal the equipment opened by him under his
competence.
(e) A Technician (Signal) shall possess valid Competency Certificate for
handling Signalling equipments like Block instruments, EI, MSDAC etc.
The Competency Certificates are issued to Technician (Signal)s by
Training Centres after successful completion of the training.

3.8.5 Attending to Failures/Incidences/Accidents:

(a) A Technician (Signal) shall attend to all failures in his section promptly
proceeding by the first feasible means on receipt of information. Before taking
up work, he shall first obtain failure report/message from SM/ASM in writing in
accordance with provision of G.R.3.68 for each failure recorded in the signal
failure register and then issue disconnection notice as per para 3.8.2, 3.8.4. He
shall make every endeavour to rectify the failures expeditiously and take all
possible steps to prevent recurrence ensuring proper rectification method. If a
gear has failed on the unsafe side and the SM/ASM has been unable to put the
relevant signal to 'ON', the Technician(Signal) shall take steps to
disconnect/disable the relevant signal and bring it to 'ON'.
(b) All failures which are beyond his competence or control must be brought to
the notice of the sectional SSE/JE (Signal) section by a message on
control or phone or other means of communication.

(c) Record of the date and time of rectification and the nature of the fault
removed must be recorded in the Signal Incidence and Inspection Register
provided at each interlocked station and same will be informed to
SSE/JE(Signal) and signal control also.
(d) On receipt of advice about any accident in his jurisdiction, the Technician
shall proceed to the site of accident by first available means. He shall not
interfere with any equipment on his own but shall act upon the orders given
by the senior most officials at the site of accident.

3.8.6 Miscellaneous Duties of Technicians (Signal):

(a) A Technician (Signal) shall be conversant with rules, regulations and
instructions concerning his work contained in the following books of
reference as well as other instructions issued from time to time.

(i) General and Subsidiary Rules;
(ii) Signal Engineering Manual;
(iii) Block Working Manual.

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