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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Drive a medium rigid vehicle
  2. Monitor traffic and road conditions
  3. Monitor and maintain vehicle performance

Required Skills

This section describes the knowledge and skills required for this unit

Required knowledge

Driving hazards and related defensive driving techniques

Efficient driving techniques

Engine power management and safe driving strategies

Medium rigid vehicle controls instruments and indicators and their use

Medium rigid vehicle handling procedures

Preoperational checks carried out on vehicle and related action

Relevant stateterritory driver licensing authority road rules regulations permit and licence requirements

Required skills

Anticipate and monitor and traffic hazards and take appropriate action

Apply precautions and required action to eliminate minimise or control hazards that may exist when driving a medium rigid vehicle

Carry out preoperational vehicle checks

Communicate effectively with others when driving a medium rigid vehicle

Read and interpret instructions procedures information and signs relevant to driving a medium rigid vehicle

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required knowledge and skills the range statement and the assessment guidelines for this Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the Elements Performance Criteria Required Skills Required Knowledge and include

applying relevant procedures that reflect legislative requirements

negotiating a range of complex traffic infrastructure such as roundabouts traffic lights stalemate intersections railway level crossings

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Resources for assessment include access to

range of relevant exercises case studies andor other simulated practical and knowledge assessment

appropriate range of relevant onroad operational situations or in the workplace

relevant and appropriate materials and equipment

applicable documentation such as workplace procedures regulations codes of practice and operation manuals

Method of assessment

Practical driving aspects must be assessed in a vehicle typical of the class as approved by the stateterritory driver licensing authority The use of simulators for driver testing is not permitted

The assessor must use the mandatory assessment tool provided by the stateterritory driver licensing authority to conduct the assessment for this unit according to licensing authority requirements

The stateterritory driver licensing authority may prescribe approved routes which must be used for the final assessment


Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance.

Medium rigid vehicle includes:

Two axle rigid truck, not being a prime mover, above 8 tonnes GVM

Two axle bus above 8 tonnes GVM

Vehicle handling procedures may include:

Accelerating and braking

Managing engine performance

Operating vehicle controls, instruments and indicators

Positioning and stopping a vehicle

Reversing a vehicle

Starting a vehicle

Steering and manoeuvring a vehicle

Using defensive driving techniques

Driving hazards may include:

Animals and objects on road

Faulty:

brakes

steering mechanism on vehicle

Fire in vehicle

Flooded sections of road

Foggy conditions

Leaking fuel

Oil on road

Parked vehicles on road

Pedestrians crossing road

Wet and iced roads

Windy sections of road

Traffic and road conditions may include:

Negotiating a range of more complex traffic infrastructure (such as roundabouts, traffic lights, stalemate intersections, railwaylevel crossings)

On open or private roads including roads with moderate inclines and declines

Operations conducted during the day or night

Typical weather conditions

While at a depot, base or warehouse

While at a client workplace or work site

Pre-operational inspections and equipment checks may include:

Checking and topping up fluid levels

Checking:

brakes

operation of vehicle lights and indicators

tyre pressures

Visually checking vehicle