by Nigel Kirkwood

Course Overview

This 1 day “operational” transport manager course provides an introduction to the framework of legislation relating to company and driver responsibilities in the areas of Drivers’ Hours, Working Time Directive and tachographs (both digital and analogue). Malfunctions and misuse of the tachograph instrument itself are also touched on.

Who Should Attend
This course is designed as an introduction for transport managers and those with a specific responsibility for tachographs, Drivers’ Hours, transport planning etc.

The course provides a flexible framework which can, if required, be tailored to the specific requirements of a given company. Aspects of the legislation of particular relevance to a company can be highlighted.

General Details
Throughout the course, those attending are asked to complete several short exercises relating to details they have been given. These exercises are not collected in, as they build in to a set of course notes that can be taken away at the end of the day by those attending.

This course is run on an informal basis. Questions are answered as they arise throughout the course.

Content
The following subjects are reviewed.

Operator Licensing
Due diligence
Audit trails
Prevention of repetition
Responsibilities
Compliance procedures
Working Time Directive
Enforcement Authorities
Drivers’ Hours Laws

• Breaks from driving

• Driving time

• Daily rest and split daily rest

• Weekly rest

• Driver responsibilities

• Company responsibilities

• Double manning

• Mixed driving (in-scope and out-of-scope)

• Over hours (what to do in an ‘emergency’)

• Other associated issues

Digital and analogue tachographs

• The tachograph instrument itself (how it works and what it records)

• Different types of tachograph instrument available

• Calibration and periodic inspection

• How to fill in the centre field of a chart / how to use a driver card

• How to fill in a chart / use a driver card if the driver is away from the vehicle, or if the vehicle breaks down etc

• Tachograph instruments and their special features ('self diagnostic' features etc)

• What to do in the event of a tachograph breakdown

• Charts that are possibly 12 hours out

• Serial numbering of tachograph charts

• What to do if stopped by an Enforcement Officer

Incident investigation relating to tachograph instruments

• The practical application of items detailed on the course
   

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