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Winding Engine Drivers Certificate of Competency

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:

  • Alternative current (AC) certificate
  • Direct current (DC) certificate
  • Full certificate
  • Limited scope certificate

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.

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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:

  1. Legal Knowledge
  2. Practical
  3. Electrical
  4. Mechanical
  • If a candidate has failed after three consecutive attempts, the candidate will be required to wait for three months before he or she will be accepted for the qualifying examination. The candidates will then be re-examined on all four subjects.
  • Should a candidate fail to attend the examination consecutively, this candidate will have to wait for three months before attempting all four subjects.
  • A qualified Winding Engine Driver who has not driven for a period of two years must be retested on legal knowledge and practical subjects.
  • A qualified winding engine driver whose certificate has lapsed after two years and has not driven for more than five years will be tested on all four subjects.
  • A Winding Engine Driver who has passed a re-examination must produce his original certificate at the Examination Board before a letter of approval that the certificate is valid will be issued to such a person.
  • A qualified winding engine driver whose certificate has been withdrawn due to medical reasons (irrespective of the time lapsed) will be treated as a new candidate after he or she has been declared medically fit.

 

SYLLABI

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).

 

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