FWPCOT3329
Perform Complex Four Wheel Drive Operations
Course Dates
Course Name:
FWPCOT3329 Perform Complex Four Wheel Drive Operations
This course has replaced FWPFG3215 since February 2023.
Course Type:
Course Description:
This 4WD training course teaches how to perform complex four-wheel drive vehicle operations, including operations over rugged terrain and water crossings.
The course applies to people who operate a four-wheel drive in forest, timber processing, agriculture, horticulture, conservation and land management training.
Course Duration:
This is an 9-hour driver training module (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:
- 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 requiring a refresher course.
Legislative, licensing, regulatory and certification requirements that apply to this training course can vary between states, territories, and industry sectors.
Training Dates:
Course Cost:
Accreditation:
FWPCOT3329 training course is nationally recognised
Driven Training Pty Ltd is a Registered Training Organisation (40780)
FWPCOT3329 Course Structure
The FWPCOT3329 Perform Complex Four Wheel Drive Operations course consists of:
- Sign-in and induction
- Questionnaire
- Static practical lessons around the vehicle
- Hands-on lessons and assessment inside a four wheel drive vehicle
- Online theory assessment
The course is run with a candidate to assessor ratio of 3-1.
FWPCOT3329 – Information Topics Covered
- 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 FWPCOT3329 driver training course.
FWPCOT3329 – Practical Component
On the FWPCOT3329 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 program 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
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