minimum standards to obtain the fiata diploma in international freight ...

7. 20hoursRAIL TRANSPORTLearning objectiveThe applicant should be competent to give information on the legal aspects of carriage by rail and he should be able to describerolling stock (most important railcars)and combined traffic by rail. He should explain how to complete consignment notes and howto work with rail tariffs.7.1 4 hrs LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OF NATIONAL ANDINTERNATIONAL RAIL TRANSPORT• UIC = International Railway Union (world-wide)• CIM = (International Convention for rail transport, mainly Europe)• SMGS (International Convention for rail transport in Eastern Europe• including Russia and some Asian countries• rights and duties of the Railways and its customers (e.g. forwarders)• Requirements regarding handling, labelling and loading of DangerousGoods (RID, mainly for Europe)www.uic.asso.fr7.2. 3 hrs WAYS AND MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION A) Conventional transport by rail (railwagons)complete wagon loads (part loads have nearly disappeared)• Types of railwagon (railway-owned or private railwagons)• Special railwagons (e.g. with changeable axles, container• carrying railwagons)• Loading gaugesB) Combined transport by rail (road-rail transport)• Piggyback (transport by rail of road semi-trailers)• Container traffic by rail (unaccompanied combined transport• Swap-bodies (similar to containers), Euro (pallet wide) containersEUROPE:www.uirr.comwww.icfonline.com7.3 4 hrs WAYBILLS AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS • Preparation of national and International consignment notes• Accompanying documents (customs documents, commercial invoicesetc.)33