Barge
To drive a barge, you must:
- have a need to operate this watercraft
- have a Coxswain’s certificate of competency
- participate in a familiarisation of the AAD barges
- have 10 hours operating experience
- be assessed as reaching an acceptable skill level
Field tractors
Foremost Nodwell & Pioneer & Caterpillar LGP field tractors
To drive a field tractor, you must:
- have a need to operate/drive this equipment
- be a qualified mechanic
- participate in a familiarisation training
- have 10 hours operating experience
- be assessed as reaching an acceptable skill level by the plant inspector
NOTE: in special circumstances other personnel can be specifically trained to operate these machines. This decision will be determined by the Station Leader/Plant Inspector.
Hägglunds BV206
To drive a Hägglunds, you must:
- have a need to drive this equipment
- participate in an AAD operator training course
- have 10 hours operating experience
- be assessed as reaching an acceptable skill level
Heavy trucks
Mack 6x6
To drive a heavy truck, you must:
- have a need to operate/drive this equipment
- have a heavy rigid truck license
- participate in a vehicle familiarisation
- have 5 hours operating experience
- be assessed as reaching an acceptable skill level
Heavy plant equipment
Excavator (Cat 240E, 325 & 330), Cat D6D bulldozer, Cat 518 tractor & Ingersoll-Rand SP48DD Roller
To operate heavy plant and equipment, you must:
- have a need to operate this equipment
- have an appropriate certificate of competency or have appropriate prior learning & experience
- participate in a familiarisation training
- have 10 hours operating experience
- be assessed as reaching an acceptable skill level
JCB Loadall
To operate a JCB Loadall, you must:
- have a need to operate this equipment
- have an LF and LL certificate of competency
- have appropriate prior learning & experience
- participate in a familiarisation training
- have 10 hours operating experience
- be assessed as reaching an acceptable skill level
Crane
Rough terrain mobile
To operate the crane you must:
- have a need to operate this equipment
- have a mobile crane certificate of competency
- participate in a familiarisation training
- have 10 hours operating experience
- be assessed as reaching an acceptable skill level
Caterpillar 950 , IT62 and 960 loaders
To operate the Caterpillars, you must:
- have a need to operate this equipment
- have an LL certificate of competency
- participate in a familiarisation training (station based)
- have 10 hours operating experience
- be assessed as reaching an acceptable skill level
Ingersoll-Rand Drill Rig and Compressor
To operate the Ingersoll-Rand Drill rig & compressor, you must:
- have a need to operate this equipment
- participate in a familiarisation training
- have 10 hours operating experience
- be assessed as reaching an acceptable skill level
Station vehicles
Toyota ute, light truck & John Deere Tractor
To drive the station vehicles, you must:
- have a driver’s license
- participate in a vehicle familiarisation/training as required
- have 5 hours operating experience
- be assessed as reaching an acceptable skill level
Agi truck
To drive the Agi truck, you must:
- have a need to operate/drive this equipment
- have a drivers license
- participate in a vehicle familiarisation/training as required
- have 5 hours operating experience
- be assessed as reaching an acceptable skill level
Store forklift
To operate a store forklift (fork truck electric), you must:
- have an LF certificate of competency
- participate in a familiarisation training
- have 10 hours operating experience
- be assessed as reaching an acceptable skill level
Work boat
To use the work boat, you must:
- have a need to operate this equipment
- have a Coxswains certificate of competency
- participate in a familiarisation training
- have 10 hours operating experience
- be assessed as reaching an acceptable skill level