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Once you have passed your PDA, your licence record will be updated to show that you are now authorised to drive Heavy Rigid HR class heavy vehicles. A new driver's licence card will only be issued when you renew your current licence. You may wish to order a replacement licence that will reflect your updated vehicle class. Fees will apply.
Until you have presented your Statement of Attainment, Eye Test form and Certificate of Competency at a DVS centre and your licence record has been endorsed with the new class you will not be entitled to drive a vehicle of class HR. A processing fee is charged by DoT to endorse your licence record. If you have a licence with a restriction to automatic transmission and you complete the PDA in a vehicle of a higher class fitted with a manual transmission, the restriction to automatic will be removed and only the higher class will show on your licence.
A synchromesh transmission is a type of manual gearbox found in modern cars and trucks which uses synchronising collars to aid the driver in making smooth gear changes. A non-synchromesh transmission such as a ranger or crash box does not use these collars, and timing of a gear change has to be done manually by the driver usually using a double de-clutch technique. If you complete the PDA in a heavy vehicle of a higher class fitted with a non-synchromesh transmission you can drive vehicles except motorcycles fitted with automatic or manual gearboxes of either type.
To remove any automatic restriction from a motorcycle R-E or R class you would need to pass a practical driving assessment on a motorcycle fitted with a manual transmission. Multi Combination MC class driver training and assessment are fully outsourced to the private sector. RTOs are to use windscreen-mounted and body-worn cameras to record the driving assessment which incorporates video, audio and GPS of the process.
The recording of driving assessments emphasises and enhances our commitment to road safety, excellent customer service and robust compliance strategies for contracted heavy vehicle driving assessments. The recording taken during the assessment may be viewed later or live at the actual time of the assessment by authorised officers in DoT. The RTO will ask for your signature to acknowledge that you are aware your heavy vehicle PDA will be recorded on camera. If you do not wish to have your heavy vehicle PDA recorded on camera, your assessment cannot be conducted with an RTO and you will be referred to our Governance and Intelligence area to consider your individual circumstances.
The recorded footage can only be viewed for complaint resolution or feedback. You may view the footage at the premises of the RTO that conducted the assessment, or contact DoT to arrange a viewing.
Find out more about the Freedom of Information process. Yes, all cameras and mounting equipment used comply with the required standards of vehicle safety, electric, magnetic and electromagnetic field safety.
The vehicle competency standards aim to produce safer drivers and underpin the driver training and licensing system in Western Australia.
The heavy vehicle standards are used by assessors to determine if learner drivers are competent in operating heavy vehicles. It is not a set of competencies for learner drivers, but should be used as a guide for driving instructors.
If you drive a heavy vehicle or heavy vehicle combination with a gross vehicle mass over 12, kg or a bus with more than 12 adult seats including the driver's, and drive to or though South Australia or any Australian jurisdiction excluding WA and NT these laws apply to you. The Heavy Vehicle Fatigue Management National Regulation sets work limits and rest limits for heavy vehicle drivers and requires better management of driver fatigue.
Note : If the driver base is not recorded, the driver base will be taken to be the garaged address of the regulated heavy vehicle. To assist drivers travelling outside of Western Australia and the Northern Territory, an arrangement has been made for the work diaries to be issued at several Western Australian Driver and Vehicle Services Centres.
You can obtain the National Driver Work Diary, upon personal attendance, with your valid driver's licence and payment of the required fee, from:. Again, there are unconditional, A and B classes for this licence depending on transmission type. Stepping up from rigids, a Heavy Combination HC licence puts you in heavy articulated vehicles with a truck and trailer over 9 tonne or a semi-trailer with one trailer.
At the top end of heavy vehicle licensing the Multi-Combination MC licence means you can operate B Doubles, set and road trains. While it can be tempting to go for the highest licence you can, heavy vehicle instructor and assessor John Chapman says going straight for the top GVM may not be the best option.
There are a host of courses and providers for all classes available nationwide , including one-day options for those with busy schedules. The information on this page describes the legal requirements in the Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Dimensions and Mass that apply to heavy rigid vehicles.
Heavy vehicles are those with a maximum gross vehicle mass GVM , usually specified by the manufacturer, over kilograms kg. A small range of special vehicles with a chassis split into two dependent parts and connected by means of a permanent steering pivot, are also legally rigid vehicles, for example an articulated bus. Heavy rigid vehicles include heavy trucks classes NB and NC , heavy buses classes MD3, MD4 and ME , heavy mobile homes, mobile cranes, fire engines, heavy forklifts, heavy tractors, heavy self-powered agricultural and construction machines and vehicles with pivot steering.
The maximum width including any load is 2. The height of the body or load of class NC trucks goods service vehicles with a GVM over 12 tonnes or their operating gross mass may be restricted by stability requirements, particularly the need for the vehicle to have a minimum static roll threshold SRT.
Read more about static roll thresholds. The maximum length including load of a heavy rigid vehicle is However, if the vehicle will be towing a trailer or another motor vehicle, its maximum length must not exceed See heavy trailers and combinations for the maximum allowed overall length of a particular heavy combination vehicle. Forward distance, for a rigid vehicle, means the distance from the rear axis to the front of the vehicle or its load, whichever is foremost excluding collapsible mirrors.
The maximum forward distance, for heavy rigid vehicles without a tow coupling, is 9. Heavy rigid vehicles with a tow coupling are restricted to a maximum forward distance of 8.
Rear overhang means the distance from the rear axis to the rear of the vehicle or its load, whichever is greater. It depends on the definitions of rear axis and wheelbase. For a heavy rigid vehicle whose rearmost axle is a non-steering axle, the maximum rear overhang is the lesser of four metres or 70 percent of the wheelbase. In the diagram above, the rear axis is at the midpoint of the two or more axles.
For a heavy rigid vehicle whose rearmost axle is a steering axle, the maximum rear overhang is the lesser of 4. For a heavy rigid bus in excess of
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