Division 4.1 Compulsory check of general knowledge on:

F1Rules on driving hours and rest periods as defined by Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport ^f1 ; use of the recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport;

Rules concerning the type of transport concerned: goods or passengers;

Vehicle and transport documents required for the national and international carriage of goods and passengers;

How to behave in the event of an accident; knowledge of measures to be taken after an accident or similar occurrence, including emergency action such as evacuation of passengers and basic knowledge of first aid;

The precautions to be taken during the removal and replacement of wheels;

Rules on vehicle weights and dimensions; rules on speed limiters;

Obstruction of the field of view caused by the characteristics of their vehicles;

Reading a road map, route planning, including the use of electronic navigation systems (optional);

Safety factors relating to vehicle loading: controlling the load (stowing and fastening), difficulties with different kinds of load (e.g. liquids, hanging loads, …), loading and unloading goods and the use of loading equipment (categories C, CE, C1, C1E only);

The driver's responsibility in respect to the carriage of passengers; comfort and safety of passengers; transport of children; necessary checks before driving away; all sorts of buses should be part of the theory test (public service buses and coaches, buses with special dimensions, …) (categories D, DE, D1, D1E only).