Dangerous Goods Course

The purpose of this course is to ensure candidates can safely, legally, and confidently transport Dangerous Goods by road, while meeting all driver, loader, and documentation responsibilities.

• Hold a minimum class 1 learner licence to gain the D Endorsement 

Special Note: This course can be completed as a competency course where the unit standard is gained but a competency certificate (non-licencing certificate) is issued. The certificate is not endorsed to the driver licence.

1 day -8 hours

• Identify the scope of the Dangerous Goods Rules
• Identify driver and loader responsibilities relating to the transport of dangerous goods by road.
• Identify doumentation requirements relating to the transport of dangerous goods by road.
• Identify the requirements for packages containing DGLQ, consumer commodities, small packages and excepted packages.
• Demonstrate knowledge of segregation requirements and segregated dangerous goods transported by road.
• Demonstrate knowledge of placarding requirements and and placard vehicles and freight containers containing dangerous goods transported by road.
• Identify driver actions and considerations in the event of an incidentt or emergency

Note - There are no practical learning outcomes for this course

In-classroom theory training and assessment

Unit Standard 16718 (Level 3, Credits 5) - Demonstrate and apply knowledge of law and practice for the transport of Dangerous Goods by road

375$ + GST

D Endorsement: upon successful completion of all learning outcomes of the course you will be issued with a NZTA driver licencing endorsement certificate for D Endorsement.

You will need to take this to your nearest NZTA approved driver licence agency (AA or VTNZ) within 60 days to have the endorsement upgraded onto your licence.

Failure to endorse the certificate onto your licence within the 60 day allowance will result in re-completion of the course at a full course cost applicable to be paid.

Unit standard 16718 will be credited to your NZQA record of learning within 90 days of the assessment date.

Competency: upon completion of all learning outcomes of the course for competency based purpooses, you will be issued with a Prodrive  dangerous goods competency certificate.

This certificate is a non-licencing certificate and you can not endorse this to your licence.

Unit Standard 16718 will be credited to your NZQA record of learning within 90 days of the assessment date.

If later on down the track you require the D Endorsement on your licence you will be required to re-complete the course for licencing purpose and a full course charge will be applicable to be paid.