Course Location:
1st Floor, Jayco Building, 545 Wairakei Road, Burnside 8053, Christchurch
Course Dates:
Contact us to confirm availability
Course Timeframe:
1 Day
Course Pre-requisite:
- Written and oral English skills equivalent to NCEA Level 1 (Year 11) or an IELTS score of 5.5 or higher
- Minimum NZ Class 1 Full Driver Licence held for at least 2 years
Group Training:
If you have a special need, we run Group training courses for companies that have a large number of employees requiring Vehicle Recovery Service Vehicle training and V endorsement that can be delivered at our training rooms or at yours. If your company has a need for a Group training course then please contact us at your convenience
Course Outline
Theory; Unit Standard 24089, Demonstrate knowledge of fatigue management, work time, and driver logbook requirements that includes:
- Identify causes and symptoms of fatigue, and effects of fatigue on driving performance.
- Describe life management skills and work related measures that can be implemented to prevent fatigue.
- Identify the work time requirements and penalties prescribed by legislation.
- Identify driver logbook requirements and associated penalties prescribed by legislation.
- Describe the management of work time records contained in driver logbooks, and identify associated penalties prescribed by legislation.
- Complete driver logbook entries.
Theory; Unit Standard 17580 Demonstrate knowledge of driver requirements for endorsement V (vehicle recovery) including:
- What is a vehicle recovery service
- What is a vehicle recovery service vehicle
- What are your responsibilities as a vehicle recovery service vehicle provider
- What are your responsibilities as the driver of a vehicle recovery service vehicle
- What are the relevant sections in the Transport Licensing Act 1989 (TSL Act) that relate to a vehicle recovery service
- Demonstrate your knowledge of driver licensing requirements for a vehicle recovery service resulting in a V endorsement
Need To Know
- You need to hold Vehicle Recovery Service Vehicle (“V” Endorsement) Unit Standard 17580 on your driver licence in order to perform a vehicle recovery service on NZ roads
- Licence endorsement and licence class systems work together.
- Students that hold Unit Standard 24089, Demonstrate knowledge of fatigue management, work time, and driver logbook requirements will need to provide evidence that you have completed this unit standard. This can be either a copy of your NZQA Record of Learning also known as Record of Achievement showing the Unit Standard on it of a copy of the NZTA driver licence certificate with the Unit Standard on it
- YOU ARE NOT LICENSED TO DRIVE A VEHICLE RECOVERY SERVICE VEHICLE AS A VEHICLE RECOVERY SERVICE OPERATOR ON A NEW ZEALAND ROAD WITHOUT A SUPERVISOR UNTIL you have submitted your NZ Transport Agency Certificate to either VTNZ or AA and received your (Temporary) Licence that displays your V Endorsement