Level 3 Cert in Blue Light Driving

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Course duration: 4 weeks

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Price: £3,000 - From Our Training Partner in Ireland 

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Group Discounts Available - Enquire: sales@nemc.ie

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National Emergency Medical Control have an affiliated training partner with whom you can complete your blue light driving course

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With this level of training being addressed the main aim of the driving standard is to:

• Reduce the risks associated with the driving of emergency service vehicles

• making sure that patients and passengers are safe and comfortable during transit

• Making students aware that responding to an emergency should never involve actions which could lead to injury or even death of any person.

• Training meets the core requirements of UK NHS Trusts (S.19 of the UK Road Safety Act)

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This is a 4-week course that must be successfully completed to receive a Certificate of Competence to claim exemptions as an ambulance service driver. To qualify within this course, all the mandatory components within the course must be completed with a requirement of 230 hours of total qualification time, including 152 hours of contact learning. 

 

Within this course, the students will cover the following subjects:

• Vehicle daily inspection & Legislation and Driving Regulations

• Braking, Steering & Transmission systems 

• Be able to vary speed accurately

• Multi-lane and Motorway driving 

• Reverse and manoeuvre 

• Vehicle safety systems & Overtaking 

• Driving in adverse conditions 

• Manage confrontational behaviour 

• Vehicle Navigation 

• The System of car control 

• Driving in the hours of darkness 

• Knowledge of legal exemptions 

• Emergency response driving