Snowmobile Safety and Operations
- 2 Days
- Field & Classroom Based
- Minimum 6 - Maximum 12
- No prerequisites
Overview
Snowmobile Safety and Operations develops planning, awareness, and riding skills of candidates of any experience level who operate a snowmobile for work or recreation. Practical exercises allow candidates to progressively increase their comfort and ability to ride under various conditions, and to deal with unexpected emergencies. Content includes a review of applicable laws, regulations, and bylaws, company specific policies, pre-trip planning, basic user maintenance and troubleshooting, loading and unloading from a trailer, safe riding techniques, emergency maneuvers, assessment of terrain hazards, and the essentials of winter survival.
Equipment: Candidates must provide their own snowmobile and Department of Transportation (DOT) approved helmet. A limited number of snowmobiles and helmets may be available for rent from Arctic Response on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Course Content
2 hours theory training:
- Review of relevant safe work policies and best practices for snowmobiling in remote areas and deep cold
- Detailed user maintenance inspections and practical trail repairs
- Review cold injuries and treatments – hypothermia, immersion hypothermia and frostbite
- Review of cold weather clothing and emergency equipment
- Knowledge of safe ice conditions and factors
6 to 8 hours practical training:
- Proper start up procedures, including cold starting
- Convoy driving
- Turns and stops
- Hill riding – ascending, descending and traversing
- Pulling cargo toboggans and tubs with rigid frame hitches
- Avoiding and dealing with overflow
- Expedient field repairs
- Snowmobile towing and recovery
- Emergency shelters and use of survival equipment
- Loading and unloading snowmobiles from trailers