This unit involves the skills, knowledge and assessment required to drive any heavy combination unit towing two or more trailers,
During this course you will learn how to;
- Maintain systematic and efficient control of all vehicle functions
- Couple and uncouple dollies and trailers
- Monitor traffic and road conditions
- Manage vehicle condition and performance
- Effectively manage hazardous situations
- Apply precautions and required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards
- Check and replenish fluids and carry out lubrication processes
- Complete relevant documentation
- Monitor and anticipate traffic hazards and take appropriate action
- Monitor performance of vehicle, its trailers and its equipment and take appropriate action as required
- Operate and adapt to differences in equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures
- Read and interpret relevant instructions, procedures, information and signs
- Report and/or rectifying identified problems, faults or malfunctions promptly, in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures.
And gain a knowledge about;
- Causes and effects of fatigue on drivers
- Differences between transmission types
- Driving hazards and related defensive driving techniques
- Efficient driving technique
- Engine power management and safe driving strategies
- Factors that increase fatigue-related accidents
- Factors that may cause traffic delays and diversions and related action that can be taken
- Fatigue management strategies including on-road techniques
- Lifestyles that promote effective long-term fatigue management
- Map reading and road navigation techniques
- Multi-combination vehicle controls, instruments and indicators, and their use
- Multi-combination vehicle handling procedures
- Pre-operational checks carried out on multi-combination vehicle and related action
- Principles of operation of air brakes and procedures for their use
- Principles of stress management when driving a vehicle
- Relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental procedures and regulations
- Relevant state/territory road traffic authority road rules, regulations, permit and licence requirements
- Workplace driving and operational instructions.
