Driver CPC Module 1
Driver CPC • JAUPT Approved • Module 1 • Rules & Regulations
Who Should Attend
Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) training is the continual professional development which carries on throughout a professional bus, coach or lorry Driver's career. Once you complete your Driver CPC you'll be issued with a Driver Qualification Card (DQC).
Course Content
Module 1 gives an all-round view of the rules and regulations a modern professional Driver should know about. It covers the main areas of Driver time tachograph rules, daily walk around checks, safe loading height and width & length forces acting on a vehicle.
Key Areas
- Driver's hours and Road Transport Directive
- Current knowledge and understanding
- Consequences of not following the rules
- Definition of daily, weekly, fortnightly and fixed week driving times
- Daily, weekly and reduced weekly rest periods
- Other work, 2 man crew, multi-manning examples, unforeseen events
Walk Around Checks and Vehicle Preparation
- Tutor led discussions and activity
- Procedures for walk around checks and defect reporting
- Legal forms related to vehicle checks
- DVSA walk around checks
- Consequences of not completing checks
Tachograph Modes and Types
- Tachograph mode entry switch
- Manual entry EU/GB rules
- Manual entry activity
- Tachograph modes, digital printouts and cards
- Mode switch and symbols
- Responsibilities for downloading
- UTC
Benefits of Attending
This JAUPT approved course will give you 7 hours towards your required 35 hours of periodical training.
