Unit of competency
Modification History
Release 1. This is the first release of this unit of competency in the TLI Transport and Logistics Training Package.
Application
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required for higher-order safe driving. This unit applies to driving instructors required to apply safe driving behaviours. This includes higher-order skills involving broad cognitive, technical, communication and vehicle management. It also requires knowledge about hazard perception, risk control and safe driving behaviour, judgement, decision making and multi-tasking, that builds on driver licence requirements across a range of vehicles and driving situations. Safe car driving behaviours are applied without supervision. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. |
Pre-requisite Unit
Not applicable.
Competency Field
C – Vehicle Operation
Unit Sector
Not applicable.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENTS |
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
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Elements describe the essential outcomes. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
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1 |
Apply relevant legislation applicable to safe car driving |
1.1 |
Current road rules and regulations are identified, interpreted and applied |
1.2 |
Road signs, signals and markings are identified and complied with in safe car driving activities |
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1.3 |
Purpose of road rules and traffic safety laws in ensuring safe and efficient regulation of traffic flow, is interpreted and applied when driving a vehicle |
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2 |
Apply safe car driving behaviours |
2.1 |
Requirements for safe car driving are applied |
2.2 |
Importance of attitude in complying with road rules in relation to level of risk faced by a driver, is applied when driving a car |
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2.3 |
Importance of road sharing principles are applied when driving a car |
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2.4 |
Importance of motivation to drive safely is interpreted and explained |
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2.5 |
Principles of proactive driving methods, that maintain one’s driving at a low risk, are identified and applied |
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2.6 |
Contributing risk factors to potential crash risks, are identified and are taken into consideration |
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3 |
Apply low-risk driving strategies |
3.1 |
Contributing risk factors to forming opinions and beliefs about low-risk driving are applied |
3.2 |
Human factors that can influence low-risk driving behaviour are outlined |
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3.3 |
Low-risk driving strategies are applied and their rationale is explained |
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4 |
Explain risk factors that contribute to accidents when driving a car |
4.1 |
Contributing risk factors to accidents are recognised |
4.2 |
External factors that could lead to accidents are outlined |
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4.3 |
Internal factors that could lead to accidents are outlined |
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4.4 |
Consequences of accidents in relation to relevant traffic laws and physical, financial and psychological costs to the individual and society, are explained |
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4.5 |
Functions of vehicle operations and controls, and how to recover control of a vehicle are explained |
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5 |
Apply operation and car control skills |
5.1 |
Appropriate action is taken to respond to hazardous situations |
5.2 |
Principles of braking are applied to a high level of technical competence |
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5.3 |
Principles of steering are applied to a high level of technical competence |
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5.4 |
Slow speed manoeuvres are carried out to a high level of technical competence |
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5.5 |
Vehicle is operated and controlled to a high level of technical competence |
Foundation Skills
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range of Conditions
Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.
Non-essential conditions can be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.
Unit Mapping Information
This unit replaces and is equivalent to TLIC3036A Apply safe car driving behaviours.
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=df441c6e-213d-43e3-874c-0b3f7036d851