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Apply safe motorcycle riding behaviours

Apply safe motorcycle riding behaviours

Unit of competency
National Code
TLIC3038
State Code
AWM92
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
29/02/2016
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
04/08/2016
Field of Education
061301 - Occupational Health And Safety
Original Release Date
04/08/2016
Nominal Hours
50
Description
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required for higherorder safe motorcycle riding. This unit applies to motorcycle riders required to apply safe riding behaviours. This includes higherorder skills involving broad cognitive, technical, communication and motorcycle management. It also requires knowledge about hazard perception, risk control and safe riding behaviour, judgement, decision making and multi-tasking that builds on rider licence requirements across a range of motorcycles and riding situations.Safe riding behaviours are applied without supervision. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Apply relevant legislation applicable to safe motorcycle riding
  • 1.1 Current road rules and regulations are identified, interpreted and applied
  • 1.2 Road signs, signals and markings are identified and complied with in safe motorcycle riding activities
  • 1.3 Purpose of road rules and traffic safety laws in ensuring safe and efficient regulation of traffic flow, is interpreted and applied when riding a motorcycle
2 Apply safe motorcycle riding behaviours
  • 2.1 Requirements for safe motorcycle riding are applied
  • 2.2 Importance of attitude in complying with road rules in relation to level of risk faced by a rider, is applied when riding a motorcycle
  • 2.3 Importance of road sharing principles is applied when riding a motorcycle
  • 2.4 Importance of motivation to ride safely is interpreted and explained
  • 2.5 Principles of proactive riding methods, that maintain one’s riding at a low-level risk, are identified and applied
  • 2.6 Contributing risk factors to potential crash risks, are identified and are taken into consideration
3 Apply low-risk riding strategies
  • 3.1 Contributing risk factors to forming opinions and beliefs about low-risk riding are applied
  • 3.2 Human factors that can influence lowrisk riding behaviour are outlined
  • 3.3 Low-risk riding strategies are applied and their rationale is explained
  • 3.4 Features and benefits of protective clothing are explained and appropriate protective clothing is used as required
4 Explain risk factors that contribute to accidents when riding a motorcycle
  • 4.1 Contributing risk factors to accidents are recognised
  • 4.2 External factors that could lead to accidents are outlined
  • 4.3 Internal factors that could lead to accidents are outlined
  • 4.4 Consequences of accidents in relation to relevant traffic laws and physical, financial and psychological costs to the individual and society, are explained
  • 4.5 Functions of motorcycle operation and controls and how to recover control of a motorcycle are explained
  • 4.6 Corrective actions to be taken after an accident, in accordance with workplace procedures and regulatory requirements, are outlined
5 Apply operation and motorcycle control skills
  • 5.1 Appropriate action is taken to respond to hazardous situations
  • 5.2 Principles of braking are applied to a high level of technical competence
  • 5.3 Principles of steering and counter-steering are applied to a high level of technical competence
  • 5.4 Slow speed manoeuvres are carried out to a high level of technical competence
  • 5.5 Motorcycle is operated and controlled to a high level of technical competence
  • 5.6 Principles of body weight transfer are applied to a high level of technical competence
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D5043 TLIC3038A Apply safe motorcycle riding behaviours Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
OEE95 TLIC0035 Apply low risk motorcycle riding behaviours Unit of competency