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Railway Undertakings in Norway

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• The Norwegian Railway Authority (SJT) was established 1 October 1996.

• The Authority is the enforcing body for control and supervision of the railway industry.

• The remit includes trams and underground, as well as cableways, fairgrounds and amusement parks in Norway.

• The Norwegian Railway Authority is an independent authority reporting to the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications.

• The railway related activities of the Agency is funded through the annual governmental budget.

• The Authority employs a staff of 65 people.

• The Agency has two offices, one in Oslo and one in Trondheim.

About the Norwegian Railway Authority

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The railway undertaking may apply for an operating licence if they satisfy certain conditions:

requirements relating to:• good repute,• financial fitness, • professional competence • and cover for civil liability.

The Safety Certificates comprises of two parts:

Part A – a 'European portable' certificate demonstrating safety authority (SJT) acceptance of generic SMS components. This sets out the organization’s general safety management arrangements.

Part B – a certificate demonstrating safety authority acceptance of the national provisions adopted by a railway operator.

For mainline railways, both licence and safety certificates are issued according to a European harmonized format.

Licence and Safety Certificate

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National safety authorities assess a railway undertaking’s ability to comply

with all the requirements required to operate

in general and on the specific network for which it is seeking a certificate by assessing its safety

management system at global level.

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Safety certificate part B

Rules

Staff competence

Management of rolling stock

Network specific complianceNetwork specific compliance

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SEPartB

NOPart B

Managing safety risks in Sweden

Managing safety risks in Norway

The railway undertakings process for managing safety risks for daily operations

SMSPart A

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Safety Certificate

From complete documentation; 4months

Application may be in the English or Scandinavian languages. Operational language Norwegian only.

The Norwegian Railway Authority give guidance onapplication of rules and requirements.

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We encourage our stakeholders to actively use the information and tools available on our webpage

• Information about newand amended laws and regulations

• Regulations – our comments

• Guidances

• Audit reports

• Important authority decisions

• Events

www.sjt.no/en