Requiredknowledge Features and handling characteristics of four wheel drive vehicles Four wheel driving techniques in different terrain Terms used to describe four wheel drive capabilities (approach and departure angles, ramp over angle, ground clearance, suspension travel) Differences between four wheel drive and four wheel drive vehicles and their impacts on vehicle operation and capability Tyre management principles Environmental impact of four wheel driving Occupational Health and Safety legislation relevant to the use of four wheel drive vehicles Use of single snatch straps to recover vehicles and hazards associated with vehicle recovery Techniques for travelling in convoy Minimum impact codes Legal and statutory requirements (of land management agencies) Specific problems of fragile environments or threatened species Area restrictions Natural processes and interrelationships occurring within natural environmentsand the manner in which interrelationships between natural processes can be affected General knowledge of factors affecting land management planning (eg, limits of acceptable change, recreation succession) Familiarity with terms used in planning for appropriate use of sites/locations (recreation setting, recreation opportunity) Cultural protocols for making contact and communicating with indigenous people and organisations Practices which may be implemented to minimise impact (eg, avoidance of sensitive areas, appropriate site and route selection, limited party size, keeping to marked tracks or routes, campfire management and rehabilitation) Practices and procedures used by land management authorities to reduce impact restricting access limiting group size seasonal restrictions, use of permits enforcing Codes of Ethics and Conduct Requiredskills Four wheel driving techniques in different terrain Skills and attitude to reduce environmental impact Vehicle recovery using single snatch straps Research and evaluation of impact through observation and questioning Problem solving and solution focused strategies |