The HRD Integrated Services Function Tester course is a professional development course that provides participants with the fundamental principles and practices to test and verify that the signal control circuits function as intended according to the design circuits and that they comply with fundamental signalling principles.

The Function Tester course is for personnel requiring the knowledge and skills to test control circuits to establish correct functioning. This could be persons already in a function tester role or those who are about to enter the role.

Course Content

Practical exercises consist of:

• application of the rail operator's testing standards, supported by experimentation on a variety of simulated signalling circuits located within a relay room or a location case
• the use of rail signal control circuit drawings/diagrams
• the use of testing tools and instruments to test sample circuits completion of relevany test certificates (or part thereof)

The HRD Function Tester course is based on the Rail Network Signalling Works Testing Handbook (NR/SP/SIG/11221) as well as other testing documents relevant to the rail authority jurisdiction that applies to this training.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• identify and apply the relevant testing procedures
• identify the relevant test certificates
• test rail signal power supplies
• conduct circuit function and strap and function tests within a location
• conduct changeovers and associated tests
• conduction through-circuit testing
• test track circutis and point installations
• test signals and associated equipment
• test CBI inputs and outputs associated with the location
• identify and report pass results
• complete relevant sections of the test certificates