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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Drive taxi
   • Taxi is started, steered, manoeuvred, positioned and stopped in accordance with traffic regulations and manufacturer specifications
   • Engine power is managed to ensure safe and smooth driving performance, and to minimise engine and transmission damage
   • Driving hazards are identified, and anticipated and avoided or controlled through safe driving techniques
   • Taxi is driven in reverse, maintaining visibility and achieving accurate positioning
   • Taxi is parked, shut down and secured in accordance with manufacturer specifications, traffic regulations and workplace procedures
   • Taximeter is used in accordance with government regulations, manufacturer specifications and workplace policy
   • Appropriate procedures and work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) policies are followed
2. Monitor traffic and road conditions
   • Most efficient route of travel is taken by monitoring and anticipating traffic flows and conditions, road standards and other factors likely to cause delays or route deviations
   • Traffic and road conditions are constantly monitored and acted on to enable safe operation and to ensure no injury to people or damage to property, equipment, loads and facilities
3. Monitor and maintain taxi performance
   • Taxi performance is monitored through taxi pre-operational inspections and checks
   • Taxi is monitored in accordance with workplace standards
   • Performance and efficiency of taxi operation is monitored during use
   • Defective or irregular performance or malfunctions are reported in accordance with workplace procedures
   • Taxi records are maintained/updated and information is processed in accordance with workplace procedures

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions can be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

applying map reading and road navigation techniques applying precautions and required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards applying relevant legislation, work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) practices and workplace procedures applying safe driving techniques to avoid potential hazards checking and replenishing fluids, and refuelling and carrying out lubrication processes during work activities completing relevant documentation driving a taxi, including: driving in reverse managing engine power parking, shutting down and securing taxi positioning taxi starting taxi steering and manoeuvring taxi stopping taxi driving in typical road transport situations including: on a private road on the open road typical weather conditions while at a depot or base while at a customer workplace or worksite driving taxi in accordance with traffic regulations and manufacturer specifications monitoring and prioritising work activities monitoring performance of taxi and its equipment and taking appropriate action as required reading and interpreting instructions, procedures, information and signs relevant to driving a taxi reporting and/or addressing identified problems, security incidents, faults or malfunctions promptly, in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures using taxi controls and equipment.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

differences between transmission types driving hazards and related safe driving techniques efficient driving techniques engine power management and safe driving strategies factors that may cause traffic delays and diversions and related action that can be taken pre-operational checks carried out on taxi and related action procedures to be followed in an emergency or breakdown relevant state/territory road traffic/taxi control authority road rules, regulations, permit and licence requirements taxi handling procedures relevant WHS/OHS and environmental procedures and regulations taxi security procedures and precautions workplace driving and operational instructions.

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