FWPCOT3325
Operate Four Wheel Drive On Unsealed Roads
Course Dates
Course Name:
FWPCOT3325 Operate Four Wheel Drive On Unsealed Roads
Course Type:
4WD Driver Training
Course Description:
This driver training course teaches you how to safely operate a four-wheel drive 4WD vehicle on unsealed roads and operating a 4WD 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:
There are 3 options for your training location.
We can deliver this training course at one of our driver training facilities located at:
- Yatala, Queensland
(halfway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast) - Chinchilla, Queensland
(Surat Basin). - Swan Gully, Bromelton
(Near Beaudesert).
Or we can come to you.
- Anywhere in Australia
Our driver training instructors are also able to travel anywhere in Australia, to your location, to teach this 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:
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.
Training Dates:
Course Cost:
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 4WD 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
.