waterway recovery group
Driver Authorisation Scheme2004
What is the WRG Driver Authorisation (DA) scheme? For organisations participating in the IWA/WRG insurance scheme the insurers require proof that sites are managed responsibly and due care is taken with regard to control of plant and vehicle operation. The WRG Driver Authorisation scheme is the tool that is used to satisfy this requirement. Volunteers who wish to operate defined categories of vehicles and plant (and to instruct other volunteers) apply to the WRG Board for authorisation. This authority, if granted, simply shows that they have insurance cover when in charge of plant insured under the IWA/WRG Insurance scheme (or, if approved as an instructor, they are authorised to operate and instruct others in the use of plant insured under scheme and they may, when satisfied of a trainee’s ability, issue them with a temporary operator’s authority). The Driver Authorisation scheme card is NEITHER a ‘driving licence’ NOR a certificate of competence. This authorisation scheme applies to categories which are listed overleaf. Items of plant which do not fall into any of these categories should be requested separately. You may only apply for authorisation for categories in which you have experience or have satisfactorily completed basic competence training. If you are applying for instructor status, you must have considerable experience for the category. For each category for which you apply, you should give full details of how and when the experience or training was obtained. The authorisation card plus your driving licence (where necessary) must be carried at all times when you are using the equipment. If you are only approved for operator status, you are not entitled to train others in the use of such equipment, neither may you give them permission to operate it. For further information please see the WRG website.
www.wrg.org.uk