NSC Exam Questions and Answers updated
How long must a Carrier keep log books for? - ANSWERS 6 months
At what weight is a vehicle considered "commercial" and requires NSC #? -
ANSWERS 5,000kg or more
What is the purpose of NSC? - ANSWERS 1. To protect drivers, public, and cargo
2. To improve...
NSC Exam Questions and Answers updated How long must a Carrier keep log books for? - ANSWERS 6 months At what weight is a vehicle considered "commercial" and requires NSC #? - ANSWERS 5,000kg or more What is the purpose of NSC? - ANSWERS 1. To protect drivers, public, and cargo 2. To improve road safey What is carriers' responsibility? - ANSWERS 1. Educate himself 2. Proper maintenance of vehicles 3. Drivers are competent and qualified 4. Establishes policy for log books, vehicle files and driver files What is the purpose of Safety Plan? - ANSWERS Protect safety of: 1. Drivers 2. Trucks 3. Cargo (goods) 4. Public How does NSC contact the carrier? - ANSWERS 1. Warning letter 2. Safety plan assessment 3. Audit 4. Recommendation of NSC certification to be cancelled How long must a driver's abstract be kept for? - ANSWERS Current + 4 years How long must a driver's ticket, training records, or disciplinary action letter be retained for by the carrier? - ANSWERS Current + 4 years Accident reports must be kept for how long? Accident files must be retained for how long by the carrier? - ANSWERS Current + 4 years Howe long must supporting documents be kept for? - ANSWERS 6 months Vehicle records such as maintenance must be kept for how long? - ANSWERS 3 years How often should driver logs be submitted to carrier? - ANSWERS within 20 days How long does a carrier keep the pre -inspections? - ANSWERS 3 months How often should a carrier request drivers abstracts? - ANSWERS Once on hire; then annually What is a recall system? - ANSWERS A reminder system to remind if important dates -
license expiry, CVP expiry ect. How many hours are legal "on duty" in a day? - ANSWERS 14 (13 max driving) How many hours off does a driver need in a day? - ANSWERS 10 (8 must be sleep) Cycle 1 requires how many hours consecutive off for it to reset? - ANSWERS 36 hours Cycle 2 requires how many hours off for it to reset? - ANSWERS 72 hours To switch from cycle 2 to cycle 1, driver needs how many hours off? - ANSWERS 72 hours How many personal kms can a driver drive in a day? - ANSWERS 75km How many days of logs must drivers keep with him at all times? - ANSWERS Previous 14 Who is exempt from doing log books? - ANSWERS 1. 2 or 3 axle commercial vehicle used primarily for farm, forest, sea or lake 2. emergency vehicles 3. vehicles used for relief work 4. road building machines 5. if driving personal use 6. carriers that operate in BC only, non passengers and with a licensed GVW 11, 794kg What vehicles must get CVIP done? (1) - ANSWERS 1. Taxi/limo (carrying passengers) 2. Buses 3. Vehicles with GVW of more than 8200kg 4. Trailers/semi -truck IF a driver does a brake adjustment, must he make of a note of this on pre -trip? - ANSWERS YES - all defects must be noticed When picking up a DG load, who is responsible? - ANSWERS Carrier, driver What must a driver possess before he can drive? - ANSWERS 1. drivers license 2. make sure insurance and CVIP's in truck 3. Previous 14 days logs 4. Current day log completed up to the current time 5. Supporting documents for the current trip
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