Driving on the Lease

This nationally recognised course will provide participants with the skills and knowledge to operate a light vehicle and transport, load, and unload plant, equipment, and personnel in the resources and infrastructure industries.

This course isa requirement for the operation of light vehicles/mobile equipment on a mine site.

In this course, participants will learn to:

• Carryout pre-start, start-up, park-up, and shutdown procedures for a light vehicle
• Operate a light vehicle, equipment, and attachments in compliance with site standards
• Load and unload plant, equipment and/or personnel
• Transport loads via approved transport routes, within speed limits, and within specified time frames
• Complete relevant transport documentation

Upon successful completion of your training and assessment, you will receive a Nationally Recognised Statement of Attainment for RIIVEH201E and RIIHAN206E.You will be required to achieve full competency in this unit to receive a statement of attainment.

Important Information:

• There are no pre-requisites for this course, however participants must have sufficient literacy and numeracy skills to skills to successfully complete the training– this includes being able to read and write Standard Australian English at a Year 8 level.
• Participants must bring photo ID and USI (unique participant identification number) to all face-to-face sessions, including assessment.
• Courses are conducted in a simulated work environment. Participants must be attired appropriately with enclosed shoes. Participants wearing sandals or thongs will not be allowed into the course.
• To allow time for registration, please arrive 15 minutes prior to the commencement of your course. Participants who arrive late will not be allowed into class.
• Participants will be required to undertake practical training and assessments at floor level and light manual handling, such as bending, twisting, kneeling, dragging, lifting light objects at waist or shoulder height. If you have poor mobility or a current injury, please discuss this with us prior to booking.
• It is a requirement of this course that every participating student is breathalysed before beginning training.

*please download and read the course flyer for further information

Licence Restrictions:

Please take note of the following driver's license requirements to complete a DOL course.

To ensure a smooth attendance of your course, please follow the instructions below as outlined by MIM:

3.9. COMPLIANCE, TRAINING AND COMPETENCIES

• Individuals holding an Australian P1Provisional driver’s license require approval from the Department Manager before completing additional training for driving on site (surface and/or underground). This is to address the risks and restrictions for provisional license holders in Queensland.
• Anyone with a P2 Provisional driver's license who operates a road registered vehicle on the surface must ensure that P plates are displayed or fitted as per the requirements in the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2010.
• Individuals with international licenses require the expressed consent of the Site Senior Executive as defined above, due to the requirement to verify competency as defined in the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017. Those with international licenses must obtain an Australian driver’s license within three months of being in Australia.
• Individuals with interstate licenses will be accepted under the discretion of our trainer/assessor

Further to the above, Martyr Training Services will not accept international licenses to complete the driving on the lease course.

Provisional licence holders must bring there own P plates to display during their practical session.