Nsw manual light rigid driver licence

As a Registered Training Organisation (RTO), Transport Industries Skills Centre Inc. (TISC) is qualified to conduct heavy vehicle truck licence training and assessment on behalf of both the ACT and NSW Governments. Our facilities and fleet are located at the Sutton Road Training Centre with everything in one place to help you get your truck licence. Training and Assessments are delivered one-on-one with the trainer so students receive high quality training that can be customised to meet the students’ various needs.

The following course information is specifically for the Light Rigid (LR) Synchromesh licence class issued in NSW.

There are different course information pages for larger vehicle classes and ACT licences.

What do I need to apply for an LR licence?

• Have held a current C class driver licence (except a learner licence) for 1 year or more
• Be a minimum of 18 years old
• Completed TISC Enrolment Form
• Pass the Heavy Vehicle Knowledge Test from a Transport for NSW Centre prior to enrolling in any heavy vehicle training or assessments. Students can complete this at the Queanbeyan Service Centre (13 77 88).
• Pass an Eyesight Test
• Successfully complete the Heavy Vehicle Competency Based Assessment (HVCBA)

The HVCBA has a training element and an assessment element called the Final Competency Assessment

The Final Competency Assessment is the final practical test you must complete at the end of your HVCBA training. Your trainer and assessor will be different people.

In order to pass the assessment, you must demonstrate the skills you have learned in your HVCBA training and show that you can operate a heavy vehicle safely.

Once you pass this assessment, the assessor will submit your results to Transport for NSW and keep your log book.

You can then attend a service centre in person to upgrade or obtain your new heavy vehicle licence.

LR Course Content

• • • Criteria 1 – Pre-operational check
    • Criteria 2 – Cabin drills
    • Criteria 3 – Start, move off, shut down and secure
    • Criteria 4 – Manage steering
    • Criteria 5 – Manages gears
    • Criteria 6 – Manages brakes
    • Criteria 7 – Manages accelerator
    • Criteria 8 – Create and maintain crash avoidance space
    • Criteria 9 – Protect crash avoidance space
    • Criteria 10 – Road rules and directions
    • Criteria 11 – Reversing
    • Criteria 12 – Hill stop/start
    • Criteria 13 – Load securing
    • Criteria 14 – Bus stop procedure (if course is conducted in a bus only)

    What is a Light Rigid vehicle?

    • A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle mass (GVM) over 4.5 tonne, but not over 8 tonne.
    • A motor vehicle with a GVM not over 8 tonne that is constructed or equipped to seat more than 12 adults (including the driver).
    • A motor vehicle that is towing a single trailer with a GVM not over 9 tonne.

    However, this class does not cover a motor vehicle that is towing:

    • 2 or more trailers; or
    • a single trailer with a GVM over 9 tonne.

    What is an Light Rigid Licence?

    This licence class is applied to vehicles such as trucks and buses.

    If you’ve held a “C” class driving licence for at least 1 year, you could upgrade your driver licence to a light rigid licence and further your career in the transport industry.

    Completing the course will give you an LR licence which will allow you to drive automatic and synchromesh manual vehicles. You will be able to safely drive a vehicle with 2 axles with a GVM over 4.5 tonne, but not over 8 tonne, including buses that seat more than 12 adults, including the driver, and a GVM up to 8 tonnes.

    Meeting the necessary LR licence requirements means you will be able to legally drive and operate a variety of vehicles used in the transport industry – increasing your skills and employability.

    If you complete the course in a vehicle with a synchromesh gearbox, “Condition B” will appear on your licence, enabling you to drive trucks with and automatic and synchromesh gearbox.

    Synchromesh gearbox

    A synchromesh gearbox is a manually operated transmission in which a change of gears takes place between gears that are already revolving at the same speed. It is often claimed that a synchromesh gearbox requires less effort to change gears. These gear boxes have 5 to 6 forward gears.

    Resources for this licence class –

    Practice Knowledge test

    Knowledge Test Question bank

    Guide to Heavy Vehicle Competency Based Assessment

    Heavy Vehicle Driver Handbook

    Road User handbook

    Load Restraint Guide