Course Name:
FWPCOT3325 Operate a 4WD On Unsealed Roads
Superseded FWPCOT3259
This course is designed for the Forestry Industry.
Superseded FWPCOT3259
This course is designed for the Forestry Industry.
Course Type:
4WD Driver Training
Course Description:
This driver training course teaches you how to safely operate a four-wheel drive (4×4) vehicle on unsealed roads and operating a 4×4 vehicle in a variety of work settings with different terrains.
Course Duration:
This driver training is delivered over one 8-hour day (depending on ability and experience).
Course Locations:
We can deliver the FWPCOT3325 driver training:
- at either one of our driver training facilities in:
- Chinchilla, Queensland
(4 hours north-west of Brisbane or 4 hours inland from the Sunshine Coast). - Yatala, Queensland
(midway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast)
- Chinchilla, Queensland
- Anywhere in Australia
Our driver training instructors can also go to any location in Australia, to train your staff in the FWPCOT3325 Operate a 4WD On Unsealed Roads driver training course. A Charge for Travel may apply 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:
This course is for the experienced four wheel driver or those who require a refresher course.
Licensing, regulatory, certification and legislative requirements apply to this driving course and can vary between territories, states, and industry sectors.
Licensing, regulatory, certification and legislative requirements apply to this driving course and can vary between territories, states, and industry sectors.
Training Dates:
This training is offered for group bookings (minimum numbers and days may apply). Please contact us to discuss suitable dates.
Course Cost:
Please contact us for pricing.
Accreditation:
FWPCOT3325 driver training course is nationally accredited.Driven Training Pty Ltd is a Registered Training Organisation (40780)
FWPCOT3325 – Course Structure
The FWPCOT3325 four wheel drive driver course consists of:
- Sign-in and induction
- Classroom presentation and discussion
- Questionnaire
- Static practical lessons around the vehicle
- Hands-on lessons and assessment driving a 4WD vehicle
- There will be some self paced study.
FWPCOT3325 – Information Topics Covered
The following topics are covered in the classroom lessons:
- Prestart and post operational checks – load security, fault finding
- Legal requirements and company policy and procedure – land access
- Defensive driving techniques – night driving, animals, wet roads, environmental impacts
- Journey management – fatigue, using GPS, communication, weather restrictions, convoy procedures
- Four-wheel drive systems – free-wheeling hubs, structural differences 2wd-4wd
- On and off road driving techniques – hazard identification
- Emergency procedures
- Note: specific IVMS or other company procedures can be included
Unit of competency: Here’s the official government definition of the subjects that are covered in the FWPCOT3325 driver training.
FWPCOT3325 – Practical Component
On the FWPCOT3325 driver training course you’ll have 4 hours of practical training in a 4×4 vehicle covering the following skills:
- Restart and post operational checks – load security, fault repair
- Journey management – food and water, GPS, route planning, staying in contact etc.
- Driving on unsealed roads – emergency braking
- Driving on uneven terrain – up and down hills, sand, mud, rocks
- Changing a wheel on uneven terrain
- Basic maintenance – Changing light bulbs and fuses, charging a battery, jump starting a vehicle
Training Packages that Include FWPCOT3325:
- Public Safety
- Forest and Wood Products Training Package
- Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package
Training Qualifications that Include FWPCOT3325:
The FWPCOT3325 is a required training component for the following qualifications:
- PUA20719 Certificate II in Public Safety (Firefighting Operations)
- FWP20122 Certificate II in Forest Operations
- FWP30122 Certificate III in Forest Operations
- FWP20322 Certificate II in Timber and Wood Product Operations
- FWP30322 Certificate II in Timber and Wood Product Operations
- AHC20116 Certificate II in Agriculture
- AHC30122 Certificate III in Agriculture
- PUA20719 Certificate II in Public Safety (Firefighting Operations)
- AHC31522 Certificate III in On Country Management Certificate III in On Country Management
- AHC32522 Certificate III in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Sites Work
- AHC32822 Certificate III in Rural Operations
- AHC31421 Certificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management
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