Off-road four wheel drive (4x4) training
Course details
| Name: |
Off-road four wheel drive (4x4) training |
| Description: |
How to safely operate a four wheel drive vehicle off-road and use vehicle recovery techniques. |
| Cost: |
After NSW Government subsidy:
$495 GST-free includes manual.
Bring your own 4x4 vehicle. Catering provided day 1 only. |
| Course aims: |
- Maintain and operate a 4WD vehicle safely and effectively under a range of off-road conditions
- Carry out 4WD vehicle recovery operations safely and effectively
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| Learning outcomes: |
- Operate 4WD vehicles safely and effectively
- Operate vehicle on, or across, a slope
- Operate vehicle ascending a steep slope including stall recovery
- Operate vehicle descending a steep slope including stall recovery
- Operate jack
- Operate vehicle in rugged terrain
- Negotiate water crossings
- Recover vehicle
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| Length: |
2 days |
| Course program/structure: |
Day 1:
- Four wheel driving theory
- Maintenance and vehicle set up
- Field exercises – dirt road driving, slopes, rugged terrain driving
Day 2:
- Stall recovery
- Vehicle recovery techniques – snatch straps, winching and jacking
- Field exercises – negotiating mud, sand, and water crossings
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| Resources and method of delivery: |
Participants receive the publication The Glovebox Guide to Four-Wheel Driving (State Forests NSW).
This practical course is delivered using indoor and outdoor instruction. |
| Accreditation: |
This course is mapped to the national unit of competency MNMEGS312A Drive and recover a four wheel drive vehicle. |
Upcoming dates
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