ATV & UTV Canada Safety Council (CSC) Training Courses
PGATV Club Members can register for the ATV & UTV training courses at a rate of $50 per participant for each course. A saving of over $250 per course. You could save an additional 10% off your liability insurance.
To register and for more information:
Please send an email to Jeff Mohr, at bobtail43@gmail.com
Indicate which course you would like to take, the ATV course or the UTV course, or both.
It will be first-come/first-serve basis with a maximum of 8 participants per course.
ATV Rider Course - Saturday, April 18
Each participant will require an ATV, approved helmet, eye protection, gloves, over the ankle boots, long pants, and outerwear suitable for the weather of the day. May also want to bring a lunch and/or refreshment as the course will take between 6 and 8hrs.
UTV Driver Course - Sunday, April 19
Will require one (1) UTV for each 2 participants, each participant will also require an approved helmet, eye protection, gloves, over the ankle boots, long pants, and outerwear suitable for the weather of the day. May also want to bring a lunch and/or refreshment as the course will take between 6 and 8 hrs.
Are you interested in learning skills of how to safely operate an ATV? Are you thinking you would like to brush up on your ATV operator skills?
Qualified Canada Safety Council (CSC) ATV Instructors are happy to run courses for club members and others if the interest is present.
The course takes about eight hours to complete and it starts at 8 a.m. Assuming all goes well, training would be completed between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Class size: No more than eight students per class. (Adult, youth and children’s classes offered on appropriately sized ATVs).
Course outline:
Introduction to the ATV Rider Course.
Pre-Ride inspection.
Range Signals, rules and warm-up exercises.
Controls.
Starting and stopping the ATV engine.
Starting out and shifting gears.
Braking.
Riding strategies.
Turning.
Riding circles and figure eights.
Sharp turns.
Quicker turns.
Quick stops/straight line and turns.
Emergency stops/swerve.
Riding over obstacles.
Safe riding practices and environmental concerns.
U-turns.
K-turns.
Traversing hills.
Loading and transporting ATVs.
Loading ATV racks.
Wind-up and review.
What do you get for your registration fee?
Instruction from CSC-qualified ATV instructor.
Your personal CSC ATV graduate certificate upon successfully completing the course.
A student Handbook upon successful completion of the course.
Your personal CSC graduate wallet card upon successfully completing the course.
Small class sizes (no more than eight students in a class).
Course certification produced for insurance company may reduce your insurance rates.
What you must provide:
An ATV that is suitably sized for yourself.
Appropriately sized and safety certified helmet.
Eye protection.
Sturdy foot wear.
Long pants.
Long sleeve shirt.
Gloves.
Bring lunch, snacks and something to drink.
Other appropriate clothing for current/expected climatic conditions.
NO ALCOHOL permitted in or around the training area.\
This course is geared to be completely taught in the outdoors so dress accordingly for current and expected weather conditions (rain or shine or anything in between).
There is a lot of hands-on riding, safety moves, controlled riding in a controlled environment. The course covers TREAD-lightly environment awareness.
Please give this training some thought for your safety. Knowledge is a valuable thing to have out on the trail.
Successfully completing this training course can reduce your insurance rates. We encourage you to contact your insurance company for further information.
Our Goal: to provide you, the student, a safe positive learning environment where you can learn and grow with your abilities to operate an ATV.