ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES
Technical Awards
For quad bike users leading to a Certificate in Basic Training. Suitable for users in a wide range of industries and work environments, including:
• Agriculture • Construction sites • Forestry • Golf clubs • Industrial sites • Leisure complexes • Local authorities • Outdoor shows and events • Stables
Learn:
• how to avoid accidents
• what to do in an emergency
• how to get the best from your machine in different conditions
• the relevant legal requirements and how to meet them.
Why do I need training?
Used correctly, ATVs, or quad bikes, are very versatile vehicles with a wide variety of uses. A range of attachments, including trailers, sprayers and spreaders, make them even more flexible and effective business tools. But even the most experienced ATV riders can find themselves in hazardous and potentially dangerous situations. Serious accidents can and do occur without proper training. Training is a legal requirement. The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) require employers to provide adequate training and to ensure that ATVs are used only by employees who have received appropriate training in their safeuse, including towed equipment and attachments. If you are selfemployed, the regulations still apply.
One-stop training and assessment
Our ATV courses provide both training and assessment, so that at the end of the course you know whether you have reached the Lantra Awards standard. If you are successful you will be awarded not only a Certificate of Basic Training, but also a nationally recognised Skills ID Card stating your competence with ATVs, together with any other Lantra Awards courses you may have already successfully completed.
Sit-Astride ATVs -including Loads and Trailed Equipment (Novices)
Two-day integrated training and assessment course for a maximum of six people.
• Use of manufacturer's handbook
• Protective clothing
• Transmissions and Drives
• Controls and Instruments
• Daily Checks/Re-Fuelling
• Start/stop procedure
• Steering
• Emergency Stop
• Risk Assessment/Route Planning
• Failed Hill Climb techniques
• Ascent/Descent/Traversing
• Complex riding situations
• Limits of towing trailers/implements
• Loading capacities
• Causes of accidents/how to prevent them
• Daily Checks on all equipment
• Loading of racks/hitching up trailers
• Assessment of riding/hitching/loading.
Sit-Astride ATVs -including Loads andTrailed Equipment (Experienced Operator)
One-day integrated training and assessment course for a maximum of six people. This course is intended for people with evidence of prior training who require re-assessment of their skills and will only include minimal training.
What do the courses cover?
On these courses you will learn:
• how to avoid accidents
• what to do in an emergency
• how to get the best from your machine in different conditions
• the relevant legal requirements and how to meet them
Here are details of each course.
Technical Awards
All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)
Sit-In ATVs
One-day integrated training and assessment course for a maximum of three people.
• Centre of gravity and stability
• Track profiles/transmission
• Legislation
• Multi wheeled vehicles
• Tracked vehicles
• Daily checks
• Starting procedure
• Safe driving techniques/parking
• Loading
• Use on a variety of terrain.
Sit-Astride ATVs -Recreational Use Only
One-day non-assessed course for a maximum of six people.
• Use of manufacturer's handbook
• Protective clothing
• Legal requirements
• Pre-start checks
• Move-off procedure
• Emergency stop
• Mounting and dismounting
• Braking and cornering
• Use of throttle and gears
• Steering and body position
• Safe parking and stopping
• Slope assessment
• Crossing obstacles, hills and slopes.
OFF ROAD VEHICLES (4x4s)
Technical Awards
Basic Training
Suitable for 4 x 4 users in all industries and work environments, including:
• Agriculture • Construction sites • Forestry • Industrial sites • Leisure complexes • Local authorities • Outdoor shows and events and also: • Recreational off-road driving
Learn:
• the vital features of 4 x 4s and essential maintenance
• how to ensure the safety of yourself and others
• how to assess slopes and other off-road hazards
• how to drive safely and get the best from your vehicle in different off-road conditions
Why do I need training?
Used correctly, off-road vehicles, or 4 x 4s, are very versatile vehicles with a wide variety of uses. Their use with trailers make them even more flexible and effective tools for both business and recreation. But even the most experienced off-road drivers can find themselves in hazardous and potentially dangerous situations. Serious accidents can and do occur without proper training. Training is a legal requirement if you drive off-road for business purposes. The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) require employers to provide adequate training and to ensure that 4 x 4s are driven only by employees who have received appropriate training in their safe use, including with trailers. If you are self-employed, the regulations still apply.
One-stop training and assessment
Our Professional Off-Road Driving and Assessment and Corrective Training courses provide both training and assessment, so that at the end of the course you know whether you have reached the Lantra Awards standard. If you are successful you will be awarded not only a Certificate of Basic Training, but also a nationally-recognised Skills ID Card stating your competence with 4 x 4s, together with any other Lantra Awards courses you may have already successfully completed.
4 x 4 Professional Off-Road Driving
Two-day integrated training and assessment course for a maximum of three people.
• Vehicle knowledge
• Emergency procedures, including jacking
• Pre-start checks and vehicle preparation
• Correct move-off and driving procedures
• Use of 4-wheel drive and other traction aids
• Vehicle positioning and route planning
• Driving in a variety of off-road situations
• Checks prior to returning to the road.
4 x 4 Assessment and Corrective Training (experienced drivers)
One-day integrated training and assessment course for a maximum of three people.
• Covers all the above programme, delivered to meet the needs of experienced drivers.
4 x 4 Recreational Off-Road Driving
One-day course for a maximum of three people.
• Principles of off-road driving
• Recognising safe environments for off-road vehicles
• Assessing ground conditions and route against own driving ability
• Safety checks and maintenance
• Driving in a variety of typical off-road conditions, including slopes, mud, water and obstacles
• The dangers of certain manoeuvres and why they should not be attempted.
4 x 4 Driving with Trailer
One-day course for a maximum of three people.
• Safety checks and maintenance of towing vehicle and trailer
• Weight limits, correct axle loading and load security
• Recognising the hazards of towing and the main causes of accidents
• Principles of driving safely, including reversing
• Assessing of route and ground conditions when towing off-road
• Awareness of the driving test requirements for towing a trailer.
