A Temporary Safety Permit valid for 6 months is issued to the operator. Within 3 months of having been issued with a Temporary Permit, the operator is obliged to submit a comprehensive Safety Management System Report (SMSR) to the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR). A Safety Management System Report Format is available and has to be completed as the official application for a Safety Permit.
The SMSR is assessed by the RSR and the following possibilities flow from this:
The SMSR submitted is found not to meet the minimum requirements for the issuing of a Safety Permit. The RSR provides feedback in writing to the operator on the additional information required in order to meet the basic requirements for a permit. In the letter a submission date is stipulated on which the additional information should be submitted to the RSR. The operator will still be functioning on a Temporary Safety Permit at until the submitted information was found to be adequate.
Should a SMSR be found to meet the most critical requirements but lack the remaining criteria, a Conditional Safety Permit valid for 4 months may be issued.
A letter explaining what is required from the operator to meet the Special Conditions attached to the Conditional Safety Permit is sent with the permit.
