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The 4WD Glovebox Guide

The 4WD Glovebox Guide is a field reference for 4WD owners and drivers.

The Glovebox Guide covers all the most frequently used offroad driving techniques. It is written as a reference for to be used in the field, complementing the 4WD Handbook which has more detailed explanations.

Several driver training organisations use The 4WD Glovebox Guide as a reference and student handout, a purpose for which it has been specifically designed. Some clubs have designed courses around its content.

“In relation to feedback about the Glovebox Guide [suggestion for improvement]. I have none. It is brilliant. And that is also the feedback that I get from anyone that I give a copy to.” – Kris Bullen, 4WD trainer

Table of contents

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National competency mapping

The 4WD Glovebox Guide is designed to cover the key components – and much more beyond – of Australia’s National Competencies for offroad driving which are listed below:

CodeTitle
SISODRV302ADrive and recover a 4WD vehicle
FPICOT3259Operate a four wheel drive on unsealed roads
RIIVEH305AOperate and maintain a 4X4 vehicle (resources)
FPICOT2234BOperate a 4X4 vehicle (forestry)
TLIC2025Operate a 4X4 vehicle (transport)
PMASUP236BOperate vehicles in the field (chemicals)
SISODRV404ADrive a 4WD vehicle in difficult terrain
SISODRV405ACoordinate recovery of 4WD vehicles
SISODRV201ADrive AWD/4WD vehicles on unsealed roads
SITTTOP003BOperate and maintain a 4WD tour vehicle

Note: Merely reading this book alone does not qualify you for a competency, and the quiz is a check of understanding not a qualification.

You must still take an approved training course and be assessed as competent by a qualifier assessor. This book can help by providing a checklist of elements you must understand or know before your assessment. Competencies change, so you must check that your study covers all the required topics.

If you do not require a Competency for your work, then my advise is not to bother as a good recreational 4X4 course will have a better breadth and depth of content. The Competencies need some work to be relevant and useful.