What topics are covered on the ATV course?

There are a number of topics covered on the course including;

• Comply with legal requirements with an emphasis on Safe Practice
• Health and safety laws
• PUWER Regulations
• Identify the risks associated with using a sit-astride ATV
• Select and use appropriate PPE
• Understand the main causes of accidents
• Identify the controls and components
• Understand the function of all instruments
• Carry out daily checks as indicated in the Operator’s Manual
• Start up and drive over a variety of terrain and ground conditions
• Carry out a Risk Assessment and plan the route
• Move and stop safely
• Parking machine
• Refuelling machine
• Moving off on a hill
• Operating on all types of terrain
• Operate the Sit-astride ATV safely on a variety of slopes
• Identify loading/towing capacities
• Drive with loads and trailed equipment
• Load and secure for transport on the road
• Understand legal and practical requirements for travelling on the public road
• Identify track profile and weight transfer
• Load and unload machine from trailer

Is this course mostly practical?

Yes. The ATV training course is 90% practical based with a small percentage of the course conducted by a theory session. This ensures that as much time as possible is spent on the ATV putting into practice safe operating techniques and driving abilities.