The Winding Engine Drivers’ certificate of competency is a licence to practice at a South African mine, issued to a competent person who can be appointed legally to perform duties of a winding engine driver at a South African mine as stipulated in the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act 29 of 1996) as amended and its regulations.
There are four types of Winding Engine Drivers’ certificates of competency:
A candidate must be a holder of an Onsetters’ certificate of competency, meet the required number of practical mine shifts and other application requirements, before an application to become a candidate for the Winding Engine Drivers’ certificate of competency is made.
Applications to become a candidate for the Winding Engine Drivers’ certificate of competency should be directed to the Head office component of the Department of Mineral Resources. A candidate can apply to write the examination for the Winding Engine Drivers’ certificate of competency after acceptance by the Department of Mineral Resources.
A candidate will be subjected to an assessment to determine his/her competence. It is only when the individual is found competent in an oral and written examination consisting of two parts that a Winding Engine Drivers’ certificate of competence is issued.
For more information, contact us at gcc_examinations@dmr.gov.za.
No candidate will be allowed to enter for the qualifying examination unless he or she has been accepted as a candidate by the Commission of Examiners. Refer to the Rules and Syllabi for Winding Engine Drivers Certificate for Mines and Works frames under Minerals Act Regulation 28.6 in force in terms of Schedule 4 of the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act 29 of 1996) for a full list of requirements.
A candidate who is examined for the first time must do all four subjects:
The syllabus for Legal Knowledge is based on the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act 29 of 1996). Refer to the Rules and Syllabi for Winding Engine Drivers Certificate for Mines and Works frames under Minerals Act Regulation 28.6 in force in terms of Schedule 4 of the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act 29 of 1996) for a full outline of the syllabi for Legal Knowledge (Section 7.1), Electrical (7.2), Mechanical (7.3) and Practical (7.4).