Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005

Dangerous Goods course consists of a following Unit Standard:

Unit Standard 16718 – Demonstrate and apply knowledge of law and practice for the transport of Dangerous Goods by road and covers following subjects: 

•  Driver and loader responsibilities relating to the transport of Dangerous Goods;
• Documentation requirements relating to the transport of Dangerous Goods;
• Requirements for packages containing Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities (DGLQ), consumer commodities, small packages, and excepted packages;
• Segregation requirements and segregation of Dangerous Goods;
• Placarding requirements and placard vehicles and freight containers containing Dangerous Goods;
• Actions and considerations in the event of an incident or emergency.

• You must have a minimum of a Class 1 Learner Licence.
• No interpreters or reader writers are permitted to complete the documentation section. This must be fully understood and answered in English unassisted by the trainee.

Dangerous goods course takes approximately 5-6 hour to complete and covers theory training and assessment only – there is no practical.

* the assessment is an “open book” and we designed our learning to be interactive and easy to complete to suit a different education levels. We provide flexible course time tables to suit your work flow needs. Talk to your instructor up on booking to discuss your options.  

You will receive a NZTA course certificate to show that you successfully completed the NZTA Approved Dangerous Goods course. Take this certificate  to your local licensing Agent (e.g. AA, VTNZ or VINZ) and they will help you apply to have your licence amended to include your new Drivers licence with D endorsement (Fees apply).

**YOU MUST present you NZTA certificate within 60 days – otherwise you will have to complete the course again. You cannot drive with just the certificate – it is not a licence. 

Dangerous Goods course consists of a following Unit Standard:

Unit Standard 16718 – Demonstrate and apply knowledge of law and practice for the transport of Dangerous Goods by road and covers following subjects: 

•  Driver and loader responsibilities relating to the transport of Dangerous Goods;
• Documentation requirements relating to the transport of Dangerous Goods;
• Requirements for packages containing Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities (DGLQ), consumer commodities, small packages, and excepted packages;
• Segregation requirements and segregation of Dangerous Goods;
• Placarding requirements and placard vehicles and freight containers containing Dangerous Goods;
• Actions and considerations in the event of an incident or emergency.

• You must have a minimum of a Class 1 Learner Licence.
• Must have a ” D” endorsement still active or within 12 months of its expiry.
• No interpreters or reader writers are permitted to complete the documentation section. This must be fully understood and answered in English unassisted by the trainee.

Note:    If the endorsement expired over 12 months ago, a Dangerous Goods Course (New) above must be completed and  full  assessment is required.

Dangerous goods course (Renewal) is a simplified Dasngerous goods course as it requires only to refresh your knowledge. The course takes approximately 2-4 hour to complete and covers theory training and assessment only – there is no practical.

* the assessment contains an “open book” and “closed book” elements.  We designed our  refreshing/ training materials to be interactive and easy to complete on our website to suit a different education levels. We provide flexible course time tables to suit your work flow needs. Talk to your instructor up on booking to discuss your options.  

You will receive a NZTA course certificate to show that you successfully completed the NZTA Approved Dangerous Goods course (Renewal). Take this certificate  to your local licensing Agent (e.g. AA, VTNZ or VINZ) and they will help you apply to have your licence amended to include your new Drivers licence with D endorsement (Fees apply).

**YOU MUST present you NZTA certificate within 60 days – otherwise you will have to complete the course again. You cannot drive with just the certificate – it is not a licence.