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Four Wheel Drive On and Off Road

Duration 3 days
Price $970.00 ex GST per person
Refresher Duration 2 days
Refresher Price $620.00 ex GST per person
Unit Standard 17976
Unit Standard 17978
Unit Standard 20848

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Purpose

This course aims to produce an operator that can safely demonstrate knowledge of the skills and attributes for Four Wheel Drive (4WD) driving both on and off road.

Entry Criteria

Learners must:

  • Be at least 16 years of age.
  • Hold a minimum of a New Zealand class 1 restricted driver's licence.
  • Have access to a light 4WD vehicle (described below) and suitable roads.
  • Be physically fit and able to demonstrate physical competency for the skill being trained.

NOTE: This course requires the use of a light 4WD vehicle (any four-wheel vehicle with a gross laden weight less than 3500kg and capable of having motive power applied simultaneously to all four wheels).

Additional charges may apply if a vehicle must be hired.

Site Requirements

ON ROAD

Formed road or track that is (three surfaces required):

  • Fine gravel on hard base.
  • Wet sealed.
  • Ice road.
  • Sealed surface with fresh mud on it.
  • Dry sealed road surface.

OFF ROAD

  • Hill ascents and descents.
  • Traversing hill.
  • Hill fail.
  • Water crossings (note no more than 0.5m in depth).

Refresher

Refreshing learning outcomes above for unit standards 17976, 17978 and 20848.

PRICE
$620 ex GST per person

ATTENDANCE NUMBERS
Min: 6
Max: 10

DURATION
2 Days

*Unit Standards will not be awarded on completion of a Refreshers course. Please see here for further detail.

Unit standards

17976
Demonstrate knowledge of operating a light four wheel drive (4WD) vehicle in an off-road environment
17978
Operate a light four wheel drive (4WD) vehicle in an off-road environment
20848
Demonstrate knowledge of and skills for driving a light four wheel drive (4WD) vehicle on-road

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