Course Name:
AURTGA001 Drive And Manoeuvre Trailer
Course Type:
Course Description:
In this towing training course you will learn to drive and manoeuvre a trailer while it is attached to a vehicle. Lessons include: inspecting the trailer before use, connecting and disconnecting the trailer to a vehicle, driving with the trailer, reversing the trailer. This course applies to people who need to tow a trailer during the course of their work.
Course Duration:
This trailer towing course is delivered over one 8-hour day (depending on ability and experience).
Course Locations:
We can deliver the AURTGA001 towing training course at either:
- Chinchilla (Surat Basin) Queensland
We will provide a vehicle and a trailer (or you can bring your own trailer if you prefer). - Yatala, Queensland
(between the Gold Coast and Brisbane) - Anywhere in Australia
Our driver training instructors can also travel anywhere in Australia, to your location, to instruct your staff in the AURTGA001 Drive And Manoeuvre Trailer driver training course (using your vehicles and trailers). There may be a Charge for Travel when time spent travelling both to and from training location is more than 1 hour in total, and where there are mobilisation and demobilisation costs.
Course Pre-requisites:
No licensing, regulatory, legislative or certification requirements apply to this driver training course.
Training Dates:
This towing course is offered for group bookings. Minimum numbers and days may apply. Please contact us to discuss suitable dates.
Towing Course Cost:
Please contact our office for towing course prices.
Accreditation:
AURTGA001 is a nationally recognised trailer training course.Driven Training Pty Ltd is a Registered Training Organisation (40780)
AURTGA001 – Course Structure
The AURTGA001 towing training course consists of:
- Sign-in and induction
- Classroom presentation and discussion
- Questionnaire
- Static practical lessons around the vehicle and trailer
- Hands-on lessons and assessment in a vehicle while towing a trailer
- There will be some self paced study
AURTGA001 – Information Topics Covered
Topics covered in the classroom lesson include:
- Towing legislation – compliance plates trailer/vehicle
- Trailer types
- Safe trailer hitching – safety chains, shackles
- Braking systems – 750kg, 751-2000kg, over 2000kg
- Defensive driving principles – safe following distances/night
- Driving, animal management, wet roads
- Fatigue management
- Vehicle prestart checks and fault finding
- Vehicle loading: load security, liquid loads, trailer sway
- On and Off road driving hazards and techniques
Unit of competency: Here’s the official government definition of what’s covered in the AURTGA001 towing training course.
AURTGA001 – Practical Component
On the AURTGA001 Drive and Manoeuvre Trailer training you will be given 4 hours of practical training in a vehicle covering the following subjects:
- Prestart checks, load security, fault repair
- Hitching and unhitching a trailer
- Towing different types of trailers – single and tandem axle
- Driving on public roads
- Driving on unsealed roads
- Emergency braking on unsealed roads
- Reversing a trailer: around a curved road, right angle turn into a driveway, backing uphill
Training Packages that Include AURTGA001 Drive and Manoeuvre Trailer:
- Seafood Industry
- Forest and Wood Products Training Package
- Automotive Retail, Service and Repair Training Package
Training Qualifications that Include AURTGA001:
The AURTGA001 is a required training component for the following qualifications:
- Certificate IV in Fisheries Compliance
- Certificate III in Fisheries Compliance
- Certificate II in Fisheries Compliance Support
- Certificate III in Harvesting and Haulage
- Certificate III in Marine Mechanical Technology
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