24[(1) One year from the date of commencement of Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 1993, any person driving a goods carriage carrying goods of dangerous or hazardous nature to human life shall, in addition to being the holder of a driving licence to drive a transport vehicle, also has the ability to read and write at least one Indian language out of those 25[specified in the VIII Schedule of the Constitution] and English and also possess a certificate of having successfully passed a course consisting of following syllabus and periodicity connected with the transport of such goods.
______________ 21 Substituted by G.S.R. 933(E), dated 28-10-1989, for "Form 1" (w.e.f. 28-10-1989).
22 Proviso omitted by G.S.R. 933(E), dated 28-10-1989 (w.e.f. 28-10-1989).
23 Inserted by G.S.R. 276 (E), dated 10.4.2007 (w.e.f. 10.4.2007) 23a Inserted by G.S.R. 27 (E), dated 13.1.2015 (w.e.f. 13.1.2015)
24. Sub-R (1) substituted by G.S.R. 338E(E). dated 26.8.1993 (w.e.f. 26.8.1993) 25Substituted by G.S.R. 221(E), dated 28-3-2001 (w.e.f. 28-3-2001).
Period of training 3 days Place of training At any institute recognised by the State Government Syllabus A. Defensive Driving Questionnaire Duration of training for A&B-1st & 2nd day Cause of accidents Accidents' statistics Driver's personal fitness Car condition Braking distance Highway driving Road/Pedestrian crossing Railway crossing Adapting to weather Head on collision Rear end collision Night driving Films and discussion B. Advanced driving skills and training (/) Discussion Before starting - Checklist - outside/below/near vehicle - product side - inside vehicle During driving - correct speed/gear - signaling - lane control - overtaking/giving side - speed limit/safe distance - driving on slope Before stopping - sale stopping place, signalling, road width, condition After stopping - preventing vehicle movement - wheel clocks - vehicle attendance 26 [Night driving - mandatory lighting requirements - headlamp alignment - use of dipped beam] (ii') Field test/training - 1 driver at a lime’ \
26.
Substituted by G.S.R. 214 (E), date3d 18.3.1999 (w.e.f. 18.3.1999)
8. Product survey UN Panel - UN classification - Hazchem code - Toxicity, flammability, other definitions Duration of training for (C) Third day Product information - Tremcards - CIS/MSDS - Importance of temperature pressure, level - Explosive limits - Knowledge about equipment Emergency procedure - Communication - Spillage handling - \Use of PPE - Fire fighting - First Aid - Toxic release control - Protection of wells, rivers, lakes, etc.
- Use of protective equipment - Knowledge about valves, etc.]
(2) The holder of a driving licence possessing the minimum educational qualification or the certificate referred to in sub-rule (1), shall make an application in writing on a plain paper alongwith his driving licence and the relevant certificate to the licensing authority hi whose jurisdiction he resides for making necessary entries in his driving licence and if the driving licence is in Form 7 , the application shall be accompanied by the fee as is referred to in Serial No. 8 of the Table to rule 32.
(3) The licensing authority, on receipt of the application referred to in sub-rule (2), shall make an endorsement in the driving licence of the applicant to the effect that he is authorised to drive a goods carriage carrying goods of dangerous or hazardous nature to human life.
(4) A licensing authority other than the original licensing authority making any such endorsement shall communicate the fact to the original licensing authority.]
Learner's licence