Profession armoured car driver

Armoured car drivers drive the armoured car to transfer valuable items, such as money, to different locations. They never leave the car. They work in cooperation with the armoured car guards who deliver the valuables to their final recipients. Armoured car drivers ensure vehicle security at all times by following company policies.

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Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional
• Realistic / Social
• Realistic / Enterprising

Knowledge

• Road traffic laws

  Understand road traffic laws and the rules of the road.

• Security threats

  Types of threats to public and private security such as unauthorised entry, aggressive behaviour, molestation, robbery, theft, assault, kidnapping, murder and public demonstration.

• Effective perception of transport environment

  Know the local transport topography, including roads, traffic hotspots, and alternative routes to reach a destination. Use knowledge to transport the vehicle to its destination in the most time and fuel efficient manner, and minimising safety risks.

Skills

• Control the performance of the vehicle

  Understand and anticipate the performance and behaviour of a vehicle. Comprehend concepts such as lateral stability, acceleration, and braking distance.

• Practice vigilance

  Practice vigilance during patrol or other surveillance activities in order to ensure safety and security, to look out for suspicious behaviour or other alarming changes in patterns or activities, and to respond quickly to these changes.

• Stay alert

  Stay focused and alert at all times; react quickly in the case of unexpected events. Concentrate and do not get distracted performing a task over a long period of time.

• Load cargo

  Gather goods to be transported and place them in a transportation vehicle.

• Manage cash transportation

  Manage the appropriate and safe transportation of cash.

• Provide secured transportation

  Manage secured transportation of cash or other valuable cargo, like securities, jewellery or important individuals.

• Operate GPS systems

  Use GPS Systems.

• Maintain vehicle delivery documentation

  Ensure that vehicle delivery documents are made up accurately and on time.

• Adhere to transportation work schedule

  Adhere to assigned work schedule as prepared by the transportation company.

• Interpret traffic signals

  Observe lights on the road, road conditions, nearby traffic, and prescribed speed limits to ensure safety. Interpret traffic signals and act accordingly.

• Keep time accurately

  Measure the passage of time, often with the assistance of a clock or stopwatch.

• Identify security threats

  Identify security threats during investigations, inspections, or patrols, and perform the necessary actions to minimise or neutralise the threat.

• Use modern electronic navigational aids

  Use modern navigational aids such as GPS and radar systems.

• Handle delivered packages

  Administer delivered packages and ensure that they all reach their destination in time.

• Drive vehicles

  Be able to drive vehicles; have the approapriate type of driving license according to the type of motor vehicle used.

• Lift heavy weights

  Lift heavy weights and apply ergonomic lifting techniques to avoid damaging the body.

• Ensure regulatory compliance concerning distribution activities

  Meet the rules, policies and laws that govern transportation and distribution activities.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB