Module 1 - Pocket Notebooks

Question 1

Whats does the Mnemonic you must SCRUB but no ELBOWS mean?

Answer 1

S - Start each time you are on duty with the day, date and year
C - Corrections. Any corrections are to be made by striking through the
Incorrect word or entry and initialling the correction. The crossing out
should be made by one single line in such a way that the original entry
can still be read
R - Rule off across the page at the end of your tour of duty
U - Underline the day, date and year
B - Block capitals to be used for all SURNAMES, ADDRESSSES and
VEHCILE REGISTRATIONS

There must be NO:

E - Erasure of entries. All mistakes are to be corrected as per Corrections
above
L - Lines left out. All lines to be used. Any left out in error, must have a
single line drawn through, and initialled
B - Blanks, where whole or part pages are accidentally left blank a
diagonal line should be drawn across the blank area and the words
“omitted in error” written across the page. This should then be signed.
0 - Overwriting. You should be getting the message that there is only one
way of dealing with mistakes
W - Words crossed out. You will definitely have got the message now!
S - Separate pieces of paper. All notes should be made directly into your
PNB. Not onto a scrap of paper

Question 2

What does the first ‘S’ in the Mnemonic ‘Scrubs’ stand for?

Answer 2

S - START each time you are on duty with the day, date and year

Question 3

What does the ‘C’ in the Mnemonic ‘Scrubs’ stand for?

Answer 3

CORRECTIONS. Any corrections are to be made by striking through the
Incorrect word or entry and initialling the correction. The crossing out
should be made by one single line in such a way that the original entry
can still be read

Question 4

What does the first ‘R’ in the Mnemonic ‘Scrubs’ stand for?

Answer 4

RULE off across the page at the end of your tour of duty

Question 5

What does the ‘U’ in the Mnemonic ‘Scrubs’ stand for?

Answer 5

UNDERLINE the day, date and year

Question 6

What does the ‘B’ in the Mnemonic ‘Scrubs’ stand for?

Answer 6

BLOCK capitals to be used for all SURNAMES, ADDRESSSES and

VEHCILE REGISTRATIONS

Question 7

What does the ‘E’ in the Mnemonic ‘ELBOWS’ stand for?

Answer 7

There must be no…

ERASURE of entries. All mistakes are to be corrected as per Corrections
above

Question 8

What does the ‘L’ in the Mnemonic ‘ELBOWS’ stand for?

Answer 8

There must be no…

LINES left out. All lines to be used. Any left out in error, must have a
single line drawn through, and initialled

Question 9

What does the ‘B’ in the Mnemonic ‘ELBOWS’ stand for?

Answer 9

There must be no…

BLANKS, where whole or part pages are accidentally left blank a
diagonal line should be drawn across the blank area and the words
“omitted in error” written across the page. This should then be signed.

Question 10

What does the ‘O’ in the Mnemonic ‘ELBOWS’ stand for?

Answer 10

There must be no…

OVERWRITING. You should be getting the message that there is only one
way of dealing with mistakes

Question 11

What does the ‘W’ in the Mnemonic ‘ELBOWS’ stand for?

Answer 11

There must be no…

WORDS crossed out. You will definitely have got the message now!

Question 12

What does the ‘S’ in the Mnemonic ‘ELBOWS’ stand for?

Answer 12

There must be no…

SEPERATE pieces of paper. All notes should be made directly into your
PNB. Not onto a scrap of paper