This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to drive a heavy vehicle in alpine areas on roads and in snow areas declared as hazardous in accordance with relevant state or territory legislated road and licence requirements.

It includes preparing vehicle for hazardous alpine driving, ascending, and descending on snowbound roads, including snow chain fitting.

Driving a passenger coach/bus in hazardous alpine conditions is performed with limited supervision and with a duty of care responsibility for self and passengers.

Licensing and Regulatory Information

People achieving competence in this unit will need to fulfil the applicable state or territory licensing requirements for operating a heavy vehicle, including passenger coach/bus, in hazardous alpine areas.