The driver is one of the most responsible professions. After all, the employee warrants for human lives, and for the variety of goods transported, and for the condition of controlled transport, and for the accuracy of following the route, the speed of the machine. The duties of a military driver have something in common with data shared. But at the same time, they differ in specific features.
Military driver - who is it?
We will talk in the article about the duties of a military driver of an automobile. Type of troops - ground. The rank is ordinary. He has two main tools - a vehicle control system and driver tools.
The purpose of the work is to ensure safe and efficient driving of the entrusted vehicle during the transportation of personnel and goods (technical, material support) necessary in everyday life and in a combat situation.
Specialist training
To fulfill the duties of a military driver of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, you need to have a general basic education. Persons who have not only undergone the necessary training, but also have experience of driving a vehicle, are appointed to this position.
During military service under a contract, a military driver is authorized to improve his skills to 1st grade, to open other driver categories. As for the army post, it can be promoted to deputy. commander of a motor platoon.
The duties of a military driver
Now we pass to the most important thing. The duties of the driver of military equipment are as follows:
- Keep abreast of the technical capabilities of a subordinate vehicle (vehicle), firmly know the rules for its operation.
- Cope with the car at any time of the day, in any weather.
- Keep equipment in good condition, in a state of full combat readiness. Try to reasonably extend the life of the machine.
- Thoroughly know and comply with traffic rules, as well as signals, control and regulation commands.
- One of the main duties of a military driver is not to transfer the vehicle’s steering wheel to a third party.
- Smoking, eating and drinking while riding is prohibited.
- Keep abreast of the scope and frequency of maintenance work (TS) of the vehicle, as well as the overhaul life (mileage), the total service life of the entire machine, and separately of batteries, tires.
- Conscientiously carry out work on maintenance, maintenance of subordinate vehicles. Carry out special processing of the machine.
- Know the consumption rates that are optimal for the vehicle types of fuel, lubricants and other operational materials. To economically use the above, try to avoid overspending.
- To be able to identify, detect and eliminate the main causes of vehicle malfunctions. Do not damage. If the latter are found, a report to the commander is required. Further, the malfunction should be attempted to be repaired by oneself as soon as possible.
- The daily duty of a military driver is to make sure that the vehicle is in satisfactory condition before exiting the vehicle fleet. Particular attention is paid to steering, braking system, towbar, tires. Further - wipers, external lighting devices, rear-view mirrors, cleanliness and reliability of license plate mounting.
- A military driver should always have with him: a driver’s license, a waybill, an identity document. If the machine is a transport vehicle, then the operation sheet.
- Know and comply with the rules for loading the vehicle, landing and transporting people, placing, securing and stacking goods.
- Safe and sound on time to deliver people, goods to a given location.
- To be able to navigate the terrain, use the navigator, route map.
- Fill out, submit the waybill to the technical department in a timely manner.
- Observe the general safety rules for the operation, maintenance, repair, and evacuation of the machine.
Specialist Requirements
To fulfill the duties of a military driver according to the charter, a specialist must differ in the following:
- High level of responsibility.
- Ability to make the right decision in a short time.
- Discipline.
- Diligence, hard work.
- Ability to distinguish primary colors.
- Preservation of concentration and attention with fatigue, fatigue.
- Cold-bloodedness under various external influences.
- High speed visual adaptation.
- Good coordination of movements.
- Stability and fast switching of attention.
The duties of a military driver echo those of a civilian. However, service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and for the driver is associated with a number of specific points.