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RIIVEH305F Operate and Maintain a Four Wheel Drive Vehicle

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Course Name:

RIIVEH305F Operate and Maintain a 4WD Vehicle (was RIIVEH305E)

Course Type:

4WD Driver Training

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Course Description:

This 4×4 driver training course teaches you how to operate and maintain a four wheel drive vehicle in the Resources and Infrastructure Industries.
This course covers the following areas:

  • Identify four-wheel drive specific terms, terminology and techniques
  • Plan for minimal environmental impact
  • Perform pre-departure checks
  • Use four-wheel drive mode
  • Coordinate and recover a vehicle
  • Perform maintenance and minor repairs on four-wheel drive vehicles
  • Recovery in the field.

Course Duration:

This driving course is held over 1 long day (7am to 5pm).

Course Locations:

We can deliver the RIIVEH305F 4WD training module:

  • at any one of our driver training facilities in:
    • Chinchilla, Queensland
      (four hours north-west of Brisbane or four hours inland from the Sunshine Coast).
    • Yatala, Queensland
      (midway between the Gold Coast and Brisbane)
  • Anywhere in Australia
    Our training instructors can also go to anywhere in Australia, to facilitate the RIIVEH305F Operate and Maintain a 4WD Vehicle driver training course. 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:

Licensing, certification, legislative and regulatory requirements that apply to this course can vary between industry sectors, states and territories.
This course is for the experienced four wheel driver or those requiring a refresher course.

Training Dates:

This training is offered for individual or group bookings. Minimum numbers and days may apply. Please contact us to arrange a suitable date.

Course Cost:

Please contact us for course pricing.

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Accreditation:

nationally recognised driver training qldRIIVEH305F driver training is nationally recognised. Note: In September 2020 RIIVEH305F superceded RIIVEH305E.
Driven Training Pty Ltd is a Registered Training Organisation (40780)

RIIVEH305F – Course Structure

The RIIVEH305F four wheel drive driving 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
  • There will be some self paced study.

RIIVEH305F – Information Topics Covered

The following topics are covered in the theory lessons:

  • Prestart & post operational checks, securing load, fault finding
  • Legal requirements and company policies and procedure – land access
  • Defensive driving techniques – night driving, wet roads, animals, environmental impacts
  • Journey management – fatigue, using GPS, convoy procedures, communication, weather restrictions
  • Four-wheel drive systems – free-wheeling hubs, differences between 2wd-4wd, constant 4wd
  • On & off road driving techniques – hazard identification
  • Vehicle recovery methods: sand mats, airbags, winching
  • Emergency procedures

Unit of competency: Here’s the official government definition of the subjects that are covered in the RIIVEH305F driver training.

RIIVEH305F – Practical Component

On the RIIVEH305F driver training course you’ll have 4 hours of practical training in a 4×4 vehicle covering the following skills:

  • Prestart and post operational checks – load security, fault repair
  • Journey management – water, food, GPS, route planning, staying in contact etc.
  • Driving on sealed and unsealed roads, emergency braking
  • Driving on uneven terrain, up and down hills, on sand, in mud, over rocks
  • Changing a wheel on uneven terrain
  • Vehicle recovery methods: winching, sand mats, airbags
  • Basic maintenance: changing fuses and light bulbs, charging a battery, jump starting a vehicle

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Training Packages that Include RIIVEH305F:

  • Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package
  • Business Services Training Package

Training Qualifications that Include RIIVEH305F:

The RIIVEH305F is a required training component for the following qualifications:

  • Certificate III in Well Servicing Operations
  • Certificate III in Drilling Operations
  • Certificate III in Mining Exploration
  • Certificate III in Resource Processing
  • Certificate III in Surface Extraction Operations
  • Certificate II in Well Servicing Operations
  • Certificate II in Drilling Operations
  • Certificate II in Mining / Field Exploration
  • Certificate II in Resource Processing
  • Certificate II in Surface Extraction Operations
  • Certificate III in Work Health and Safety

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