LEAD A 4X4 EXPERIENCE
OVERLANDING SKILLS
PROFESSIONAL 4X4 GUIDE
This course is to support the existing four wheel drive guide with essential 4x4 off-road knowledge a professional 4WD guide should have. Note : This is not the course accredited with CASHSSETA.
Alternatively a comprehensive course for the recreational 4x4 enthusiast learning Overlanding Skills which includes 4x4 Recovery Techniques, Radios & Convoy Procedures, Offroad Trailers, Gps & Map Reading and the 4x4 lifestyle in general ( Veld Etiquette, Outdoor Activities, Tread Lightly, Setting up a Camp Site, Veld Toilet, Dangers in the wild, etc )
If you wish to attend a workshop please complete the online booking and mention your interest please.
Price on request
BELOW THE DIFFERENT MODULES THE CANDIDATE CAN CHOOSE FROM TO INCLUDE IN THE COURSE.
GRAVEL ROAD DRIVING
GRAVEL ROADS (remote, uneven support, live animals, corrugations, dust, slippery surfaces, ruts & waterstreams)
DRIVER PROFILE AND SAFETY ( behavior, attitude, awareness, motivation, general skills)
TOOLS AND SPARES
EMERGENCY STOPS AT 80KM/H
SUPPORTING THEORY AND BASIC UNDERSTANDING (traction, wheelslip, sliding, braking (ABS and cadence), suspension, transmission, oversteer, understeer, rolling steer, zero steer, cornering, swerving, weather)
VEHICLE AND TRIP PREPARATION (tyre pressure, wipers, mirrors, clean headlights, etc)
25 DRIVING TECHNIQUES AND TIPS (including 4WD , swerving; correction of understeer and oversteer; ABS Braking, Cadence braking, Braking in corners)
DEFENSIVE DRIVING
DRIVER PROFILE AND SAFETY ( behavior, attitude, awareness, motivation, general skills)
MAIN CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS
HUMAN FACTORS AND LIMITATIONS
VEHICLES AND FEATURES
SPACE MANAGEMENT & ESCAPE ROUTES
ROAD CONDITIONS AND TRACTION
ACCIDENT AVOIDENCE
CORRECT EMERGENCY TECHNIQUES
RECREATIONAL 4X4 -Aimed at the 4x4 recreational driver
INTRODUCTORY 4X4
ADVANCED 4X4 DRIVING SKILLS
4X4 RECOVERY SKILLS
GPS & MAPREADING
MAPREADING ( Notations, Scale, Symbols, Datum, Contours, Vector vs Rastor, Orientation, Compass)
GPS & NAVIGATION ( Terminology, Position, Routes, Tracks, Backtrack, Vector/Rastor charts, Errors, Navigation)
OVERLANDING SKILLS (4WD Guide)
RADIOS & CONVOYS ( Terminology, Controls, Procedures, VHF, 29MHz, Antennas, Convoy rules & briefing, Satphone)
MAPREADING ( Notations, Scale, Symbols, Datum, Contours, Vector vs Rastor, Orientation, Compass)
GPS & NAVIGATION ( Terminology, Position, Routes, Tracks, Backtrack, Vector/Rastor charts, Errors, Navigation)
EXPEDITION PLANNING ( Research, Route planning & Itinerary, Safety issues, Activities, Cross-border issues )
EMERGENCIES ( First Aid, Basic survival techniques, Emergency planning, Weather, Dangers in the Wild)
4X4 LIFESTYLE ( Camping equipment, Camping, Veld Etiquette, Off-road activities, Tread Lightly, Camp site, Veld Toilet)
TRAILERS ( Towing skills - on-road + off-road, Loading, Calculation of COG, tyre pressures, maintenance, law)
LEAD A 4X4 EXPERIENCE (4WD Guide )
This course is to support the existing four wheel drive guide with essential 4x4 off-road knowledge a professional 4WD guide should have.
Note : This is not the new OGATO course accredited with CASHSSETA. We shall offer this course very soon.
GRAVEL ROAD DRIVING SKILLS
ADVANCED 4X4 DRIVING SKILLS
4x4 RECOVERY SKILLS
OVERLANDING SKILLS
(the overlapping modules are merged into one course)
PROFESSIONAL 4WD GUIDE TRAINING - not accredited / only to get the 4x4 off-roading expertise
OVERLANDING SKILLS CONTENT
LEAD A 4X4 EXPERIENCE CONTENT
OVERLANDING SKILLS
PROFESSIONAL 4X4 GUIDE
This course is to support the existing four wheel drive guide with essential 4x4 off-road knowledge a professional 4WD guide should have. Note : This is not the course accredited with CASHSSETA.
Alternatively a comprehensive course for the recreational 4x4 enthusiast learning Overlanding Skills which includes 4x4 Recovery Techniques, Radios & Convoy Procedures, Offroad Trailers, Gps & Map Reading and the 4x4 lifestyle in general ( Veld Etiquette, Outdoor Activities, Tread Lightly, Setting up a Camp Site, Veld Toilet, Dangers in the wild, etc )
If you wish to attend a workshop please complete the online booking and mention your interest please.
Price on request
BELOW THE DIFFERENT MODULES THE CANDIDATE CAN CHOOSE FROM TO INCLUDE IN THE COURSE.
GRAVEL ROAD DRIVING
GRAVEL ROADS (remote, uneven support, live animals, corrugations, dust, slippery surfaces, ruts & waterstreams)
DRIVER PROFILE AND SAFETY ( behavior, attitude, awareness, motivation, general skills)
TOOLS AND SPARES
EMERGENCY STOPS AT 80KM/H
SUPPORTING THEORY AND BASIC UNDERSTANDING (traction, wheelslip, sliding, braking (ABS and cadence), suspension, transmission, oversteer, understeer, rolling steer, zero steer, cornering, swerving, weather)
VEHICLE AND TRIP PREPARATION (tyre pressure, wipers, mirrors, clean headlights, etc)
25 DRIVING TECHNIQUES AND TIPS (including 4WD , swerving; correction of understeer and oversteer; ABS Braking, Cadence braking, Braking in corners)
DEFENSIVE DRIVING
DRIVER PROFILE AND SAFETY ( behavior, attitude, awareness, motivation, general skills)
MAIN CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS
HUMAN FACTORS AND LIMITATIONS
VEHICLES AND FEATURES
SPACE MANAGEMENT & ESCAPE ROUTES
ROAD CONDITIONS AND TRACTION
ACCIDENT AVOIDENCE
CORRECT EMERGENCY TECHNIQUES
RECREATIONAL 4X4 -Aimed at the 4x4 recreational driver
INTRODUCTORY 4X4
ADVANCED 4X4 DRIVING SKILLS
4X4 RECOVERY SKILLS
GPS & MAPREADING
MAPREADING ( Notations, Scale, Symbols, Datum, Contours, Vector vs Rastor, Orientation, Compass)
GPS & NAVIGATION ( Terminology, Position, Routes, Tracks, Backtrack, Vector/Rastor charts, Errors, Navigation)
OVERLANDING SKILLS (4WD Guide)
RADIOS & CONVOYS ( Terminology, Controls, Procedures, VHF, 29MHz, Antennas, Convoy rules & briefing, Satphone)
MAPREADING ( Notations, Scale, Symbols, Datum, Contours, Vector vs Rastor, Orientation, Compass)
GPS & NAVIGATION ( Terminology, Position, Routes, Tracks, Backtrack, Vector/Rastor charts, Errors, Navigation)
EXPEDITION PLANNING ( Research, Route planning & Itinerary, Safety issues, Activities, Cross-border issues )
EMERGENCIES ( First Aid, Basic survival techniques, Emergency planning, Weather, Dangers in the Wild)
4X4 LIFESTYLE ( Camping equipment, Camping, Veld Etiquette, Off-road activities, Tread Lightly, Camp site, Veld Toilet)
TRAILERS ( Towing skills - on-road + off-road, Loading, Calculation of COG, tyre pressures, maintenance, law)
LEAD A 4X4 EXPERIENCE (4WD Guide )
This course is to support the existing four wheel drive guide with essential 4x4 off-road knowledge a professional 4WD guide should have.
Note : This is not the new OGATO course accredited with CASHSSETA. We shall offer this course very soon.
GRAVEL ROAD DRIVING SKILLS
ADVANCED 4X4 DRIVING SKILLS
4x4 RECOVERY SKILLS
OVERLANDING SKILLS
(the overlapping modules are merged into one course)
PROFESSIONAL 4WD GUIDE TRAINING - not accredited / only to get the 4x4 off-roading expertise
OVERLANDING SKILLS CONTENT
LEAD A 4X4 EXPERIENCE CONTENT
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