Recreational

Duration: - 1 day requiring pre-reading & pre-course work.
This Course provides Nationally Recognised Training in the following Units of Competency
SISODRV201A - Drive AWD/4WD vehicles on unsealed roads
SISODRV302A (Formerly SRODRV001B)  Drive & Recover a 4WD Vehicle. 
These units specify the outcomes required to operate a 4x4 vehicle safely in a range of conditions including normal roads, gravel roads, traversing steep slopes, ascending and descending slopes, river crossings and stall recovery and Snatch Strap Recovery. Suitable for larger 4wd’s capable of low range. This course is suited to workers in remote locations with more difficult terrain.

As an overview the course includes the following;
Perform pre operational vehicle checks;
                Change a wheel on a 4WD vehicle sited on uneven ground;
                Stall/key start recovery downhill forward and reverse;
                Implement minimal environmental impact practices
                Operate a 4WD vehicle competently in off-highway conditions, including;
                                a) Up and down steep inclines;
                                b) correct range, gears and techniques;
                                c) through muddy terrain and ditches;
                                d) across side slope involving irregular terrain;
                                e) irregular sandy terrain;
                                f) through water; and
                                g) along dry and wet dirt roads.

                Use a single snatch Strap to recover a vehicle.
                Operate a 4WD vehicle giving due regard to Occupational Health and Safety issues.
                Knowledge and skills  required to use a 4WD vehicle with due regard to environmental issues.