Cockpit drills Flashcards
What is the Cockpit drill?
A series of checks carried out as soon as you enter a vehicle to make sure that the vehicle is ready to be driven
What is the first thing you check as soon as you enter the vehicle and the first thing you do as part of the cockpit drill?? How and Why
Check that all doors are closed, do this by pulling the door to make sure that the door is not rattling, You do this to avoid door or doors swing open when moving off
Where can you find a signal to tell you that a door is open ??
On some vehicles there are warning sign on the dash and the interior light may stay on if a door is open.
What is the second thing you check in the cockpit drill, how and why
Check that the handbrake is up, by pulling it up, you do this to prevent the vehicle from rolling when carrying out the rest of the safety checks
What is the 3rd thing you check in the cockpit drill?? What are the 3 parts of this step
The base, the backrest/rake and the head restraint
When it comes to adjusting the base of the seat how do you know it is properly adjusted ?
When you are sitting on the base you must ensure that your eyes are levelled with the centre of the windscreen, you should reach the foot controls comfortably in that position , when pressing the clutch pedal there should be only a slight bend at the knee. From that your arms should be at 10 and 2 position with a slight bend to the arm if the base is correctly adjusted
What is the 4th step of the cockpit drill ? How and why
The steering wheel, you should eb able to move your hands from the top to bottom without anything obstructing it to avoid anything to obstruct your movements and that the steering wheel is not obstructing you view of the dash panel
What is the 5th Step of the cockpit drill?? How do you check that it is done properly?
The seatbelt, it is a legal requirement unless there is a medical reason. You check it by making sure that there are no twists in the seatbelt as it could hurt you in a case of an emergency stop. Also check that it clicks into the buckle
How to release the seatbelt properly ??
You must hold & feed it back to make sure that it does not spring up and hit you in the face or the window
At what age and lower must you (the driver) ensure that they are wearing a seatbelt
14 or lower
What is the 6th step of the cockpit drill?? What are the differences between these
Mirrors, there are 3; centre, left and right. The centre is flat glass so it gives you a true reflection of vehicles behind. The side mirrors are made from convex glass and the give you a wider range of view and make things seem further and smaller than they actually are.
How do you adjust the centre mirror
With your thumbs and forefingers without touching the glass as fingerprints can distort your view
How do you adjust side mirrors
In most cars it’s done electronically. You must see some of your vehicle and a wide view of the road
What is the 7th Step of the cockpit drill
Checking that there is enough fuel for the journey
What are the 7 steps of the cockpit drill and it’s abbreviation
Doors, Handbrake, Seat, Steering, Seatbelt, mirrors and fuel. DHSSSMF
