Specialist Training
Your next step will be the specialist driving course at the Defence School of Transport at Leconfield in East Yorkshire, which takes up to four months. During this course you will be trained to pass driving tests in Categories B, C, C + E and D; you will also learn additional military driving skills such as Vehicle Loading and Restraint, Off Road Driving, Skid Avoidance and Recovery Techniques as well as the procedures and regulations for carrying dangerous goods by road( ADR).
At the end of the course, you will have passed your driving tests( if not held prior to joining) and earned the SQA ADR Driver Training Certificate for Carrying Dangerous Goods by Road( ADR). You will also be well on the way to achieving a Level 2 Large Goods Vehicle Driver Apprenticeship Standard.
Your First Tour
Your first assignment will most likely be at an RAF Main Operating Base. You will drive the vehicles for which you hold licences that you achieved during Initial Specialisation Training; this will consolidate your experience and enhance your professionalism. You will also be given the opportunity to complete your Apprenticeship in the workplace.
Tasks will include the movement of loads and personnel coupled with the associated processes that must be followed in order to achieve these both legally and safely; everything from initial tasking, driver ' s brief from the Controller, documentation, vehicle checks, loading and load restraint, load checks on route, driving hours and rest breaks, the final off-load / delivery, documentation processes and customer feedback.
Dependent upon the Unit ' s role, you may also be trained on airfield support equipment to include aircraft tankers, aircraft servicing and snow and ice vehicles.
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