Issuing of a train driver's license

• The authorization to drive the train on the railway infrastructure shall be certified by:
  • a valid train driver's license and the corresponding entry in the register of train driver's licenses;
  • the harmonized complementary certificate and the corresponding entry in the register of train drivers of harmonized complementary certificates.

The train driver's license is issued by the State Railway Technical Inspectorate, but the harmonized complementary certificate is issued by the employer of the driver - a entity that requires a safety certificate or safety permit to perform its activities in the railway sector.

The State Railway Technical Inspection has created, maintains and manages the combined train driver's driving license and harmonized certificates register - the MARS system. Considering that the MARS system includes sensitive data of certified persons, only authorized persons have the right to enter the system. The responsible person of the MARS system, senior expert manager in charge of railway specialist certification matters – Terēza Zīriņa.

The train driver's license is issued to a person who meets the minimum conditions of medical requirements, who has a proof of psychophysiological fitness for the work of the train driver, who has obtained general basic education and vocational training in the field of train driving, which is equivalent to the third level of professional qualification, and who has passed the theoretical examination at the State Railway Technical Inspectorate.

The train driver's license is valid 10 years. The train driver after 10 years shall retake a theoretical examination to obtain a new license.