本文件规定了以下要求: -批准培训设施，测试和维护铝热焊工和焊接培训师的技能。适用于符合EN 14730-1要求的铝热焊接工艺。要求焊工培训和考试制度须经铁路局批准； -铝热焊接承包商的批准。它适用于使用符合EN 14730-1要求的铝热焊接工艺并雇佣持有本文件第4条规定的有效焊接许可证的焊工的承包商； -接受铁路局批准的最终铝热焊接检验和铝热焊接检验。不包括焊工或其他人员以前进行的任何焊接检查。 本文件也适用于EN 13674-1至EN 13674-4和EN 16771中所述的铁路钢轨铝热焊接。

This document specifies requirements for the: - approval of training facilities, testing and maintaining the skills of aluminothermic welders and welding trainers. It applies to those aluminothermic welding processes compliant with the requirements of EN 14730-1. It requires that the system for training and testing of welders be approved by the railway authority; - approval of aluminothermic welding contractors. It applies to those contractors using aluminothermic welding processes compliant with the requirements of EN 14730-1 and who employ welders in the possession of a valid permit to weld as defined in Clause 4 of this document; - acceptance of the final aluminothermic weld inspections and aluminothermic weld inspectors approved by the railway authority. It does not cover any previous weld inspections by the welder or others. This document also applies to aluminothermic welds produced on railway rails as contained in EN 13674-1 to EN 13674-4 and EN 16771.