ACCREDITED BLUE LIGHT TRAINING FOR MOTORCYCLE RIDERS…

…engaged in Emergency work, Paramedic, Coast Guard, Blood Transfer.

Minding Driving Limited has developed an accredited course for drivers of emergency vehicles who may have to use Blue Lights to respond to incidents. The EDI award, level 3 in Safer Driving of Ambulance Vehicles is nationally recognised and is already established and being offer by Minding Driving Instructors throughout the country.

Minding Driving Limited is now in a position to offer the course to motorcyclists who may become engaged in Emergency Response riding.

This EDI Award 3 – Safe Driving of Ambulances – Motorcycle is made up of two units and it is advisable that delegates will have passed a recognised advanced motorcycle riding qualification (IAM or RoSPA) before enrolling on this programme.

The programme will be run over two days, covering various aspects of riding under normal road and emergency response conditions. In addition delegates will also have to complete several hours home study.

The units and list of contents are as follows:

UNIT 1. SAFE DRIVING OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES - MOTORCYCLE

• Behavioural Aspects of Riding
• Vehicle Checks
• Health and Safety
• Handling Characteristics of Different Vehicles
• Off Paved Riding
• Use of Legal Exemptions on Highway
• Introduction to Emergency Equipment
• Response Riding
• Patient Care

UNIT 2. LEGAL ASPECTS OF RESPONSE DRIVING - MOTORCYCLE

• Safety Management Systems
• Road Traffic Regulations
• Litigation

During the course the delegates will be given assignments to complete and written theory tests to undertake. Both units are divided into a modular form, based on a 1–4 grading scale. This will provide an indication to the instructor as to the progress of each delegate.

All materials are supplied by Minding Driving Limited. Instructors hold all the relevant driving qualifications.

Your Minding Driving Instructor is a former Police Motorcycle Instructor, Blue Light Instructor, and DSA Authorised Post Test Trainer

The on road training/assessment is one to one, with bike to bike communications.

EDI is a national awarding body and leads the way among awarding bodies for the quality of its customer service, for the relevance and appropriateness of its quality assurance procedures, for its speed and responsiveness to its centres and for the value for money of its services.