Navigations
Navigations

Car navigation

Main skills in this section:

  • Using a sat nav
  • Driving using instructions from a passenger
  • Planning and navigating a route

Using a sat nav

What this skill covers

Setting up a sat nav and driving using instructions from a sat nav

What you must know and understand:

How to fit the sat nav in a position that minimises distraction

That they need to programme a sat nav before they start their journey

That sat navs can sometimes fail, and how to prepare for that happening

Driving using instructions from a passenger

What this skill covers

Following route instructions from a passenger in a way that is safe.

What you must know and understand:

The importance of forward planning

Lane discipline

How to read traffic signs and signals and follow road markings

How to anticipate the actions of other road users

Your pupil must use the MSM and PSL routine.

Planning and navigating a route

What this skill covers

Planning and following their own route as part of the driving lesson.

What you must know and understand:

The importance of forward planning

Lane discipline

How to read traffic signs and signals and follow road markings

How to anticipate the actions of other road users

How to ask for your help in plenty of time when they need it

Your pupil must use the MSM and PSL routine.