Log Book / VORT to Obtain Your
Drivers Licence
COMPETENCY BASED TRAINING USING THE LOG BOOK
The Accredited Driving Instructor will conduct the training in accordance with the Competency Based Training (CBT) Course as laid down by Transport SA.
As the learner successfully completes each task in the CBT course, the achievement of each task will be recorded in the Log Book by the Accredited Instructor.
The Log Book contains 30 tasks and is divided into 4 Units
- Basic Driving Procedures
- Slow Speed Manoeuvres
- Basic Road Skills
- Traffic Management
Successful completion of all 30 Tasks will result in the training course being completed and the issue of a Certificate of Competency to obtain a driver’s licence.
Log Book Modules
Basic Driving Procedures
- Cabin drill and controls
- Starting and shutting down the engine
- Moving off from the kerb
- Stopping and securing the vehicle
- Stop and go (using the handbrake)
- Gear changing (up and down)
- Steering (forward and reverse)
- Review of all the basic driving procedures Slow Speed Manoeuvres
- Stopping and moving off on a hill
- The simple ‘U’ turn
- The three (3) point turn
- 90 degree angle park (front to kerb)
- Reverse parallel parking
- Review of all slow speed manoeuvres Basic Road Skills
- Vehicle road positioning
- Lane changing and diverging
- Turning at corners
- Turning on and off laned roads
- Turning at roundabouts
- Negotiating traffic lights
- Light urban traffic driving
- Country driving Traffic Management
- Safe driving strategies
- Lane changing and diverging
- Turning in traffic
- Managing traffic roundabouts
- ‘U’ turn in traffic
- Negotiating traffic lights in traffic
- Driving on unsealed roads Final Training Reviews
- Review of basic driving skills
- Traffic management review
Once each task has been assessed to the required standard it will be signed off by the Accredited driving instructor and the learner driver.
