Extending the scope of ECM certification

Wojciech Gamon

Abstract


 

The Commission Regulation (EU) No 445/2011 introduced requirements on certification system for Entities in Charge of Maintenance (ECM). It contains requirements regarding the need for create and, more importantly, verification by the certifying body of the Maintenance Management System (MMS). It assumes that only Entities in Charge of Maintenance for freight wagons will be subject to certification. With the development of legislation on the safety of rail transport began to prepare the extension of ECM certification. The article presents the proposal of the European Union Agency for Railways to extend the scope of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 445/2011 and discusses the most important changes.



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Maintenance Management Systems (MMS), Entity in charge of maintenance (ECM)

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Directive 2004/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on safety on the Community's railways and amending Council Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings and Directive 2001/14/EC on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification (Railway Safety Directive).

Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (Recast).

Directive 2008/110/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 amending Directive 2004/49/EC on safety on the Community’s railways.

Wachnik R., Drzewiecki A., System Zarządzania Utrzymaniem Pojazdów Kolejowych (MMS), Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Śląskiej. Transport z. 73/1861 (2011), pp. 115-123.

Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on railway safety.

Commission Regulation (EU) No 445/2011 of 10 May 2011 on a system of certification of entities in charge of maintenance for freight wagons and amending Regulation (EC), No. 653/2007.

Draft Commission implementing regulation (EU) No …/.. on a system of certification of entities in charge of maintenance for vehicles and amending Regulation (EU), No. 445/2011.

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1078/2012 of 16 November 2012 on a common safety method for monitoring to be applied by railway undertakings, infrastructure managers after receiving a safety certificate or safety authorisation and by entities in charge of maintenance.


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