Professional Driver (Driver CPC)
Duration: 1/2 Day (3.5 hours Driver CPC)
Entry Requirements:
Candidates must hold any of the below licences:
C1, C1E, C, CE, D1, D
Objectives:
On completion of this course candidates will understand the importance of professional behavior in protecting and enhancing a company’s image, and also refresh their understanding of drivers hours and working time regulations; vehicle check refresher; and route planning including techniques for accurate assessment of journey times. This module concludes with a group exercise to test knowledge.
Content:
- Working Time Directive
- Outline of EU Regulations and where to find important information (VOSA GV262)
- Vehicles exempt from EU regulations
- Transport operations exempt from EU regulations (derogations)
- Activity modes and their correct use
- Daily, weekly and fortnightly driving limits
- Breaks, rest and split daily rest
- Reduced daily rest
- Rules covering multi-manning
- Weekly rest
- Explanation and definition of travelling time
- How to record interruptions of daily rest during ferry journeys
- GB domestic rules
- NI domestic rules
- Explanation of UTC time
- The procedure for logging-in
- Standard display
- In-motion data display
- Stationary data display
- Detailed explanation of the procedure for making manual entries
- Correct use of the mode switch
- Recording activity
- Menu structure
- Making a print out
- Using the ‘out-of-scope’ function
- Setting the tachograph to ‘ferry’ mode
- Adjusting local time
- Adjusting UTC time
- Messages
- Log-out procedure
- Print roll replacement
- Explanation of the layout and structure of print works
- Mixed tachograph work
- Vehicle checks
- Load security
- Journey planning
- Telematics
- Satelite navigation
- Computerised vehicle routing and scheduling
- Test your knowledge
Note: This course can count 7 hours towards the 35 hours needed for Driver CPC periodic training when combined with another 3.5 hour module.
Please contact us for details of available dates