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Apply safe car driving behaviours

Apply safe car driving behaviours

Unit of competency
National Code
TLIC3036
State Code
AWM95
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
2.00
Current Release Date
12/06/2020
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
04/08/2016
Field of Education
030515 - Automotive Vehicle Operations
Original Release Date
04/08/2016
Nominal Hours
30
Description
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required for higher-order safe driving. This unit applies to light vehicle 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 light vehicle driving behaviours are applied without supervision.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Apply relevant legislation applicable to safe light vehicle 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 light vehicle driving activities
  • 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
2 Apply safe light vehicledriving behaviours
  • 2.1 Requirements for safe light vehicle 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 light vehicle
  • 2.3 Importance of road sharing principles are applied when driving a light vehicle
  • 2.4 Importance of motivation to drive safely is interpreted and explained
  • 2.5 Principles of proactive driving methods that maintain one’s driving at a low risk are identified and applied
  • 2.6 Contributing risk factors to potential crash risks are identified and taken into consideration
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
  • 3.3 Low-risk driving strategies are applied and their rationale explained
4 Explain risk factors that contribute to accidents when driving a light vehicle
  • 4.1 Contributing risk factors to accidents are recognised
  • 4.2 External factors that could lead to accidents are outlined
  • 4.3 Internal factors that could lead to accidents are outlined
  • 4.4 Consequences of accidents in relation to relevant traffic laws and physical, financial and psychological costs to the individual and society are explained
  • 4.5 Functions of vehicle operations and controls and how to recover control of a vehicle are explained
5 Apply operation and light vehicle control skills
  • 5.1 Appropriate actions are taken to respond to hazardous situations
  • 5.2 Principles of braking are applied to a high level of technical competence
  • 5.3 Principles of steering are applied to a high level of technical competence
  • 5.4 Slow speed manoeuvres are carried out to a high level of technical competence
  • 5.5 Vehicle is operated and controlled to a high level of technical competence
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D5041 TLIC3036A Apply safe car driving behaviours Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
OEE96 TLIC0031 Apply low risk car driving behaviours Unit of competency