Tow Tug

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Tow Tug

Courses

Our Beginner Tow Tug courses offer excellent training that allows candidates to gain certification without prior experience. You will be trained up to be capable of driving and maintaining one, knowing how to properly look after the battery but also how to drive around and attach loads properly to this.

BEGINNER

In-House Course

FROM £340 + VAT PER DAY

Course Details

1 Day Duration

Up to 3 Candidates

BEGINNER

National Course

FROM £340 + VAT PER DAY

Course Details

1 Day Duration

Up to 3 Candidates

IN-HOUSE | NATIONAL

Refresher Courses

FROM £340 + VAT PER DAY

Course Details

1 Day Duration

Up to 3 Candidates

BEGINNER IN-HOUSE COURSE

Our in house courses can be located at our site in Purfleet but are best at your site for the most accurate training on what they will be using day-to-day.In house courses are designed to have the candidates only certificated on your site meaning they are trained on what they will be using and cannot use this license at any other site.

BEGINNER - NATIONAL COURSE

Our national courses can be held at any site as this course is designed to have the candidate specially trained in all scenarios while using a tow tug so that they are available to go to any site and use this truck. This course is ideal for workers who may have to use a tow tugs at several different sites.

REFRESHER COURSES

Refresher courses are primarily for candidates who already have a certificate to prove they have done their novice course. These courses are designed to be done after 3 years in order to recap anything the candidates may have forgot and to remove any bad habits they may have picked up which may be likely to cause an accident.

Topics Covered By This Course

Introduction and outline of the training course

Safe Operating Procedure

Operator’s Safety Code

Traction battery care and maintenance

Introduction to the truck, controls and instruments

Hydraulic system and use of controls

Moving off and stopping in an unrestricted area with an unladen truck

Pre-use inspection

Simple manoeuvring exercises in an unrestricted area with an unladen truck

Weight assessment and truck stability

Approach; pick up, transport and deposit goods

Practical assessment of basic operating skills

General practice in manoeuvring in confined areas

Test of Basic Operating ability – Pre-use Inspection Examination

Associated Knowledge

Course closure

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Mick is very clear with instructions. Also very easy to understand.

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