NSC Exam Questions and Answers Graded
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1. How does NSC contact the carrier? - ANSWER 1. Warning letter
2. Safety plan assessment
3. Audit
4. Recommendation of NSC certification to be cancelled
2. How long must a driver's abstract be kept for? - ANSWER Current + 4 years
3. How long must a driver's ticket, training records, or disciplinary action letter be retained for by the
carrier? - ANSWER Current + 4 years
4.How long must a Carrier keep log books for? - ANSWER 6 months
5. At what weight is a vehicle considered "commercial" and requires NSC #? - ANSWER 5,000kg or more
6. What is the purpose of NSC? - ANSWER 1. To protect drivers, public, and cargo
2. To improve road safey
7. What is carriers' responsibility? - ANSWER 1. Educate himself
2. Proper maintenance of vehicles
3. Drivers are competent and qualified
4. Establishes policy for log books, vehicle files and driver files
8. What is the purpose of Safety Plan? - ANSWER Protect safety of:
,1. Drivers
2. Trucks
3. Cargo (goods)
4. Public
9. Accident reports must be kept for how long? Accident files must be retained for how long by the
carrier? - ANSWER Current + 4 years
10. Howe long must supporting documents be kept for? - ANSWER 6 months
11. Vehicle records such as maintenance must be kept for how long? - ANSWER 3 years
12. How often should driver logs be submitted to carrier? - ANSWER within 20 days
13. How long does a carrier keep the pre-inspections? - ANSWER 3 months
14. How often should a carrier request drivers abstracts? - ANSWER Once on hire; then annually
15.What is a recall system? - ANSWER A reminder system to remind if important dates-license expiry,
CVP expiry ect.
16. How many hours are legal "on duty" in a day? - ANSWER 14 (13 max driving)
17. How many hours off does a driver need in a day? - ANSWER 10 (8 must be sleep)
18. Cycle 1 requires how many hours consecutive off for it to reset? - ANSWER 36 hours
19.Cycle 2 requires how many hours off for it to reset? - ANSWER 72 hours
, 20. To switch from cycle 2 to cycle 1, driver needs how many hours off? - ANSWER 72 hours
21. How many personal kms can a driver drive in a day? - ANSWER 75km
22. How many days of logs must drivers keep with him at all times? - ANSWER Previous 14
23. Who is exempt from doing log books? - ANSWER 1. 2 or 3 axle commercial vehicle used primarily for
farm, forest, sea or lake
2. emergency vehicles
3. vehicles used for relief work
4. road building machines
5. if driving personal use
6. carriers that operate in BC only, non passengers and with a licensed GVW 11, 794kg
24. What vehicles must get CVIP done? (1) - ANSWER 1. Taxi/limo (carrying passengers)
2. Buses
3. Vehicles with GVW of more than 8200kg
4. Trailers/semi-truck
25. IF a driver does a brake adjustment, must he make of a note of this on pre-trip? - ANSWER YES- all
defects must be noticed
When picking up a DG load, who is responsible? - ANSWER Carrier, driver
What must a driver possess before he can drive? - ANSWER 1. drivers license
2. make sure insurance and CVIP's in truck
3. Previous 14 days logs
4. Current day log completed up to the current time
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1. How does NSC contact the carrier? - ANSWER 1. Warning letter
2. Safety plan assessment
3. Audit
4. Recommendation of NSC certification to be cancelled
2. How long must a driver's abstract be kept for? - ANSWER Current + 4 years
3. How long must a driver's ticket, training records, or disciplinary action letter be retained for by the
carrier? - ANSWER Current + 4 years
4.How long must a Carrier keep log books for? - ANSWER 6 months
5. At what weight is a vehicle considered "commercial" and requires NSC #? - ANSWER 5,000kg or more
6. What is the purpose of NSC? - ANSWER 1. To protect drivers, public, and cargo
2. To improve road safey
7. What is carriers' responsibility? - ANSWER 1. Educate himself
2. Proper maintenance of vehicles
3. Drivers are competent and qualified
4. Establishes policy for log books, vehicle files and driver files
8. What is the purpose of Safety Plan? - ANSWER Protect safety of:
,1. Drivers
2. Trucks
3. Cargo (goods)
4. Public
9. Accident reports must be kept for how long? Accident files must be retained for how long by the
carrier? - ANSWER Current + 4 years
10. Howe long must supporting documents be kept for? - ANSWER 6 months
11. Vehicle records such as maintenance must be kept for how long? - ANSWER 3 years
12. How often should driver logs be submitted to carrier? - ANSWER within 20 days
13. How long does a carrier keep the pre-inspections? - ANSWER 3 months
14. How often should a carrier request drivers abstracts? - ANSWER Once on hire; then annually
15.What is a recall system? - ANSWER A reminder system to remind if important dates-license expiry,
CVP expiry ect.
16. How many hours are legal "on duty" in a day? - ANSWER 14 (13 max driving)
17. How many hours off does a driver need in a day? - ANSWER 10 (8 must be sleep)
18. Cycle 1 requires how many hours consecutive off for it to reset? - ANSWER 36 hours
19.Cycle 2 requires how many hours off for it to reset? - ANSWER 72 hours
, 20. To switch from cycle 2 to cycle 1, driver needs how many hours off? - ANSWER 72 hours
21. How many personal kms can a driver drive in a day? - ANSWER 75km
22. How many days of logs must drivers keep with him at all times? - ANSWER Previous 14
23. Who is exempt from doing log books? - ANSWER 1. 2 or 3 axle commercial vehicle used primarily for
farm, forest, sea or lake
2. emergency vehicles
3. vehicles used for relief work
4. road building machines
5. if driving personal use
6. carriers that operate in BC only, non passengers and with a licensed GVW 11, 794kg
24. What vehicles must get CVIP done? (1) - ANSWER 1. Taxi/limo (carrying passengers)
2. Buses
3. Vehicles with GVW of more than 8200kg
4. Trailers/semi-truck
25. IF a driver does a brake adjustment, must he make of a note of this on pre-trip? - ANSWER YES- all
defects must be noticed
When picking up a DG load, who is responsible? - ANSWER Carrier, driver
What must a driver possess before he can drive? - ANSWER 1. drivers license
2. make sure insurance and CVIP's in truck
3. Previous 14 days logs
4. Current day log completed up to the current time
