BoT review: Board members can audit School Admin’s performance of these functions by sample checking vehicle records against the Fleet Register.
Interpreting the register
The following table describes the information shown on the register and the required performance standards. External standards are prescribed by legislation or the Funding Agreement with the Ministry of Education. Internal standards have been set by the Committee.
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Item
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Comment
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External Standard
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Internal Standard
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Year
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Vehicle age comes from license label
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Must be less than 26years old
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S/L
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Noted here as small and Large vehicles have differing age standards
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Seating
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Some seats allow for three primary-aged children to sit across two seats.
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n/a
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Encourage all students to be seated.
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Standing
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Some vehicles are rated for standing passengers
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allowed
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No standees
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GPS
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Identifies whether GPS is fitted
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n/a
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All vehicles to be GPS monitored
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Seatbelts
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Identifies whether belts are fitted
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not required
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Panic test
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Date of last panic button test
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n/a
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License
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Expiry date of license, comes from CoF check sheet or license label
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Must be current
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First aid kit
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Kits to be refreshed and expired items disposed of
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n/a
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Every 12 months
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Maintenance review
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Maintenance records to be reviewed to confirm adherence to maintenance programme
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Programme is in place
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Every vehicle reviewed every 12 months
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