This course outlines a basic understanding of NSC regulations and the requirements of holding a Federal Safety Fitness Certificate. It is recommended that the learner enroll in a Federal Hours of Service course to fully understand the requirements of the regulations.

• Introduction
• Where to start
• What authorities are required
• Provincial vs Federal
• Safety Fitness Certificate
• What is a Safety
• Fitness Certificate
• How to apply
• Insurance
• Minimums required
• Prorate
• What it is
• First time set up
• Renewals
• IFTA
• What it is
• Quarters for filing
• National Safety Code Standards
• What it is
• Safety Program
• What policies are required
• Appointing a Safety Officer
• Disciplinary Policy
• Driver Files
• Contents
• Retention periods
• Driver Evaluations
• Maintenance Program
• What policies are required
• Scheduled Maintenance
• Trip Inspections
• CVIP’s
• Vehicle Files
• Contents
• Retention
• Repair Records
• Maintenance Records
• Procedures Required by Carrier
• Safety Meetings
• Recall Systems
• Collision Evaluations
• Log Book Reviews
• Retention
• Monitoring
• Reporting
• Hours of Service
• Provincial limits
• Federal Limits
• Form and Manner
• Carrier Profile
• What it is and how to request one
• Parts 1 – 11 defined
• New Carrier Compliance Reviews and NSC Audits
• What is a review
• When is it required
• What is an NSC Audit
• When is it required
• Intervention
• Investigators

Approximately 120 minutes.

A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to receive a certificate of completion. Participants are able to repeat the course once if a passing mark is not achieved the first time.

Upon successful completion of this a course a certificate will be available for download and printing.