Course Name:
FWPFGM3215 Perform Complex 4WD Operations
Course Type:
4WD Driver Training
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Course Description:
This 4WD training course teaches how to perform complex four-wheel drive (4×4) vehicle operations, including operations over rugged terrain and water crossings.
The course applies to people who operate a four-wheel drive in forest and timber processing environments.
The course applies to people who operate a four-wheel drive in forest and timber processing environments.
Course Duration:
This is an 8-hour driver training module (depending on ability and experience).
Course Locations:
We can deliver the FWPFGM3215 4WD training course:
- at any one of our driver training facilities in:
- Yatala, Queensland
(between Brisbane and the Gold Coast) - Chinchilla, Queensland
(4 hours inland from the Sunshine Coast or 4 hours north-west of Brisbane ).
- Yatala, Queensland
- Anywhere in Australia
We can send our driver training instructors to your location, anywhere in Australia, to deliver the FWPFGM3215 Perform Complex 4WD Operations 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 requiring a refresher course.
Legislative, licensing, regulatory and certification requirements that apply to this training course can vary between states, territories, and Industry sectors.
Legislative, licensing, regulatory and certification requirements that apply to this training course can vary between states, territories, and Industry sectors.
Training Dates:
This training is offered for group bookings. Minimum numbers and days may apply. Please contact our office to arrange a suitable date.
Course Cost:
Please contact us for course prices
Accreditation:
FWPFGM3215 training course is nationally recognisedDriven Training Pty Ltd is a Registered Training Organisation (40780)
FWPFGM3215 – Course Structure
The FWPFGM3215 four wheel drive course consists of:
- Sign-in and induction
- Classroom presentation and discussion
- Questionnaire
- Static practical lessons around the vehicle
- Hands-on lessons and assessment inside a four wheel drive vehicle
- There will be some self paced study.
The course is run with a candidate to assessor ratio of 3-1.
FWPFGM3215 – Information Topics Covered
The classroom lesson covers the following topics:
- Legal requirements and company policies and procedure, land access
- Prestart and post operational checks, fault finding, load security
- Defensive driving techniques, animals, wet roads, night driving, environmental impacts
- Journey management, weather restrictions, fatigue, using a GPS, communication, convoy procedures
- Four-wheel drive systems, free-wheeling hubs, differences 2wd-4wd & constant 4wd
- On road and off road driving techniques, hazard identification
- Water crossings, risks, pre-entry checks, post-exit checks
- Emergency procedures
Unit of competency: Here is the official government definition of the subjects that are covered in the FWPFGM3215 driver training course.
FWPFGM3215 – Practical Component
On the FWPFGM3215 four wheel drive course you’ll be given 4 hours of practical training in a vehicle, covering the following topics:
- Journey management, food, water etc., how to programme a GPS
- Basic maintenance, charging a battery, jump start vehicle, changing bulbs and fuses
- Prestart and post operational checks, how to secure loads, fault repair
- Driving on unsealed roads, emergency braking
- Water crossings, set up, risks, post crossing checks
- Driving on rugged or uneven terrain, up & down hills, on rocks, sand, mud
- Recover vehicle from hillside, reverse and forward stalls
Training Packages that Include FWPFGM3215:
- Public Safety
- Forest and Wood Products Training Package
Training Qualifications that Include FWPFGM3215:
The FWPFGM3215 is a required training component for the following qualifications:
- Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting Operations)
- Certificate III in Harvesting and Haulage
- Certificate III in Forest Growing and Management
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