• Operator Licence Awareness

This course is aimed primarily at Company Directors, Partners and Proprietors and is designed to offer an overview of Operator Licence requirements to ensure compliance with the undertakings made when applying for the licence.

This course may be required following an instruction from the Traffic Commissioner and is commonly ordered at a Public Inquiry.

Naturally, if the Director has been summoned to an Inquiry it would be in their interest to complete the course before attending as this shows the Traffic Commissioner a willingness to be proactive.

The course lasts for 2 days and covers:

  • Operator Licensing – Application; Conditions; Notifiable changes; Legal Responsibilities.
  • Safe Loading – Load restraints; calculation of payload; safe load distribution.
  • Weights and dimensions of vehicles.
  • Drivers Hours – EU drivers’ hours, Road Transport Working Time Directive.
  • Record keeping for both analogue and digital tachographs.
  • Working Time Directive for non-driving personnel.
  • Planning safe overnight parking.
  • Driver Licensing.
  • Speed limits.
  • Planned preventive maintenance – including Drivers defect reporting and enforcement.
  • Operational security.
  • Operator Compliance Risk Scores (OCRS).
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