23.12.2022
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
L 330/61
(ii) a practical test covering at least points 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.5.
The minimum duration of this test must be 30 minutes.
The vehicle used for the practical test must meet at least the requirements for test vehicles set out in Directive 2006/126/EC.
The practical test may be supplemented by a third test taking place on special terrain or on a top-of-the-range simulator so as to assess training in rational driving based on safety regulations, in particular with regard to vehicle handling in different road conditions and the way those road conditions change with different atmospheric conditions and the time of day or night.
The duration of this optional test is not fixed.
Should the driver undergo such a test, its duration may be deducted from the 90 minutes of the driving test referred to under point (i), but the time deducted may not exceed 30 minutes.
For the drivers referred to in Article 5(5), the theoretical test must be limited to the subjects referred to in Section 1 which are relevant to the vehicles to which the new initial qualification applies.
However, such drivers must undergo the whole practical test.
Section 3 A c c e l e r a t e d i n i t i a l q u a l i f i c a t i o n p r ov i d e d fo r i n a r t i c l e 3 ( 2 ) Accelerated initial qualification must include the teaching of all subjects in the list in Section 1.
Its duration must be 140 hours.
Each trainee driver must drive for at least 10 hours individually in a vehicle of the category concerned which meets at least the requirements for test vehicles set out in Directive 2006/126/EC.
When driving individually, the trainee driver must be accompanied by an instructor, employed by an approved training centre.
Each trainee driver may drive for a maximum of four hours of the 10 hours of individual driving on special terrain or on a top-of-the-range simulator so as to assess training in rational driving based on safety regulations, in particular with regard to vehicle handling in different road conditions and the way those road conditions change with different atmospheric conditions, the time of day or night, and the ability to optimise fuel consumption.
The provisions of the fourth paragraph of point 2.1 shall also apply to the accelerated initial qualification.
For the drivers referred to in Article 5(5), the length of the accelerated initial qualification must be 35 hours, including two and a half hours of individual driving.
At the end of that training, Member States’ competent authorities or the entity designated by them shall give the driver a written or oral test.
The test must include at least one question on each of the objectives in the list of subjects under Section 1.
Section 4 C o m p u l s o r y p e r i o d i c t r a i n i n g p r ov i d e d f o r i n a r t i c l e 3 ( 1 ) ( b ) Compulsory periodic training courses must be organised by an approved training centre.
Their duration must be of 35 hours every five years, given in periods of at least seven hours, which may be split over two consecutive days.
Whenever e-learning is used, the approved training centre shall ensure that the proper quality of the training is maintained, including by selecting the subjects where ICT tools can most effectively be deployed.
In particular, Member States shall require reliable user identification and appropriate means of control.
The maximum duration of the e-learning training shall not exceed 12 hours.
At least one of the training course periods shall cover a road safety-related subject.
The content of the training shall take into account training needs specific to the transport operations carried out by the driver and relevant legal and technological developments and should, as far as possible, take into account specific training needs of the driver.
A range of different subjects should be covered over the 35 hours, including repeat training where it is shown that the driver needs specific remedial training.
Member States may consider counting the completed specific training as required under other Union legislation for up to one of the stipulated seven-hour periods.
That includes, but is not restricted to, training required under Directive 2008/68/EC for the transport of dangerous goods, training on animal transport under Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, and, for the carriage of passengers, training on disability awareness under Regulation (EU) No 181/2011.
However, Member