Module Objectives:

Ability to ensure passenger saftey and comfort. Regulations governing the carriage of passengers. Prevention of crimilality and trafficking with illegal immigrants and the regulations governing the carriage of passengers.

Content:

• Passeger Comfort and Safety, include smooth braking and stopping and considered behaviour.
• How to load the vehicle.
• Dealing with illegal immigrants and prevention of criminality and trafficking.
• Responsibility of the driver and the Company.
• Regulations which govern the carriage of passengers on a bus. (R.P.T.O Licence).
• Safety equipment on a bus, seat belts and vehicle loads.

Key Learnings:

As a result of this training the trainee driver will understand:

• Anticipatory driving and smooth braking for passenger safety and comfort.
• Considered behaviour on the road and passenger interaction.
• Dealing with disabled passengers, children and vulnerable adults.
• Managing difficult customers and bad passenger behaviour.
• Vehicle stability and handling.
• The distribution of passenger and baggage/cargo loads.
• Forces affecting vehicles in motion.
• International criminality and crossborder trafficking.
• General information regarding driver implications and preventative measures.
• Transport Operator liability legislation.
• Anti theft and security measures on a bus.
• Legislation for safe carriage of passengers within the European Union.
• Use of gearbox ratios according to vehicle load and road profile.
• Calculation of payload of vehicle or assembly and load distribution.
• Consequences of overloading the axle, vehicle stability and centre of gravity
• Types of packing and pallets
• Sign-posting of vehicle with special loads.
• Information on security and the responsibilities of the driver and operator liability.
• Conditions for acquiring road haulage operator licence and multilateral agreements.
• The economic environment of road haulage and market organisation.