PART 4E+W+S CATEGORY D
[The specified matters are set out in sections A to H. The person conducting the test shall examine the candidate on the subject matter of all those sections.
A. Road traffic regulationsE+W+S
Road traffic regulations including road signs, road markings, signals, rights of way and speed limits.
B. The driverE+W+S
1. The importance of alertness and attitudes to other road users.
2. Perception, judgement and decision-making, including especially reaction time and changes in driver behaviour due to the influence of alcohol, drugs and medicinal products, state of mind and fatigue.
C. The roadE+W+S
1. The most important principles concerning the observance of safe distance between vehicles, braking distances and roadholding under various weather and road conditions.
2. Driving risk factors related to various road conditions as they change with the weather and the time of day or night.
3. Characteristics of various types of road and the related statutory requirements.
[4. Safe driving in road tunnels.]
D. Other road usersE+W+S
1. Specific risk factors related to the lack of experience of other road users and the most vulnerable categories of user such as children, pedestrians, cyclists and people whose mobility is reduced.
2. Risks involved in the movement and driving of various types of vehicle and of the different fields of view of their drivers.
E. General rules and regulations and other mattersE+W+S
1. Rules concerning the administrative documents required for the use of vehicles.
2. Rules of behaviour in the event of an accident, measures to be taken after an accident or similar occurrence, including the evacuation of passengers and other emergency action and a basic knowledge of first aid.
3. Rules on vehicle weights and dimensions and speed limiters.
4. Rules on driving hours and rest periods as defined in [(EC) Regulation 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006] and the use of recording equipment as defined in [Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 on tachographs in road transport].
5. Vehicle and transport documents required for the national and international carriage of passengers.
F. Road and vehicle safetyE+W+S
1. Mechanical aspects of the vehicle with a bearing on road safety, i.e. detection of the most common faults, in particular in the steering, suspension and brake systems, tyres, lights and direction indicators, reflectors, rear-view mirrors, audible warning devices, windscreen and wipers, the exhaust system and seat-belts.
2. Vehicle safety equipment, including in particular the use of seat-belts and head restraints.
3. Precautions necessary when alighting from the vehicle.
4. The driver’s responsibility in respect of the carriage of passengers, the comfort and safety of passengers, the transport of children, necessary checks before driving away, this item to cover all types of passenger-carrying vehicle (coaches, service buses, vehicles with special dimensions and so on).
5. Precautions to be taken during the removal and replacement of wheels.
G. Vehicle construction and maintenanceE+W+S
1. The principles of the construction and functioning of internal combustion engines, fluids (such as engine oil, coolant and washer fluid), the fuel system, the electrical system, the ignition system and the transmission system.
2. Lubrication and antifreeze protection.
3. Principles of the types, operation, main parts, connection, use and day-to-day maintenance of braking systems and speed governors and the use of anti-lock brakes.
4. The principles of the construction, fitting, care and correct use of tyres.
5. The principles of the types, operation, main parts, connection, use and day-to-day maintenance of coupling systems.
6. Methods of locating the cause of breakdowns.
7. Preventive maintenance and necessary running repairs.
H. Environmental mattersE+W+S
Rules regarding vehicle use in relation to the environment, including the appropriate use of audible warning devices, moderate fuel consumption, limitation of pollutant emissions and matters of a similar nature.]