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Coach Operator Fit Testing
Community
Transit
Kitsap
Transit
COMMUNITY
TRANSIT
COACH OPERATOR PRACTICAL FIT TEST
Applicant’s Name ____________________ Date _____________
Coaches/Relief Cars Used _______________________________
Note: The following test is to determine whether the applicant is of proper size and
strength to safely operate Community Transit’s coaches and relief vehicles.. If the
applicant cannot pass all elements of the Practical Fit Test for both vehicles, they are
disqualified. Items 1-6 must be done while the applicant is in the normal sitting
position.
Circle One
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Bus |
|
Relief Vehicle |
|
| 1. |
Yes No |
|
Yes No |
Buckle seat belt |
| 2. |
Yes No |
|
Yes No |
Release a preset handbrake and reset |
| 3. |
Yes No |
|
Yes No |
Move right food rapidly from accelerator to brake
without difficulty. |
| 4. |
Yes No |
|
Yes No |
Can the applicant reach and grasp the 9-3 o’clock
locations on the steering wheel and fully depress the pedals with the entire sole of the
foot? |
| 5. |
Yes No |
|
Yes No |
While grasping the steering wheel of the 9-3
o’clock locations and fully depressing the pedals, does the
applicant’s abdomen or body clear the steering wheel? |
| 6. |
Yes No |
|
Yes No |
Can the applicant turn the steering wheel one full
revolution when bus is parked and at the same time hold the brake pedal all the way to the
floor with no part of the applicant’s abdomen or body touching the steering wheel? |
| 7. |
Yes No |
|
Yes No |
Does applicant have adequate head clearance and have a
clear range of vision looking out the front windshield? |
( ) Qualified
|
( ) Disqualified |
Comments:___________________________________________________________
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____________________________________________________________________ |
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Examiner |
___________________________________
Supervisor |
___________________________________
Human Resources |
___________________________________
Date |
KITSAP
TRANSIT
ROUTED and ACCESS OPERATOR
PRACTICAL FIT EXAMINATION
RATING SHEET
Candidate: _______________________ Date: ___________ Bus(es) Tested on: ______________
Examiner's Instructions: Assist each candidate to adjust the seat for the most correct
fit. The seat must be adjusted to allow for back and full buttocks contact while the
candidate performs the tasks. Read the general instructions and the instructions for each
task to the candidate. Check “yes” if the candidate is able to perform the tasks
and “no” if he/she is not. Explain any "no" answers.
Routed Operators must be tested on buses indicated for each question. ACCESS candidates
must be tested on ACCESS buses.
ACCESS examiners: Please make sure engine is turned on for Question 9.
"This portion of the examination process is used to determine your ability to meet
the basic physical requirements for a Routed/ACCESS Operator. Do not do anything during
this exam that is physically uncomfortable, painful, or difficult.”
1. For Routed only: “Open engine compartment hood and close
it.” [ ] Yes
[ ] No
[ ] International [ ] New Gillig
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2. For Routed only: Kneel down, open the access door, and touch the fire
extinguisher. Close and latch the door."
[ ] Yes [ ] No
[ ] New Gillig
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3. “After you sit down in the driver's seat and have adjusted it so
you are comfortable, buckle the seat belt.” Does the candidate's abdomen clear the
steering wheel? [ ] Yes [ ] No
[ ] Old Gillig [ ] ACCESS
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4. “Keeping the brake pedal depressed, grasp the steering wheel
using both hands so that your right hand is in the 2:00 o'clock position and your left
hand is in the 10:00 o'clock position.”
[ ] Yes [ ]
No
[ ] Old Gillig [ ] ACCESS
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5. “With your lower back touching the back of the seat and grasping
the steering wheel, fully depress each pedal, one at a time, using your heel and toe.
Activate turn signal buttons and high beam switch.”
[ ] Yes [ ] No
[ ] Old Gillig [ ] ACCESS
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6. For ACCESS only, “Open the coach door.”
[ ] Yes [ ]
No
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7. For Routed only: “Open the coach door. Open the coach window.
Reach head sign controls. Flip the fare box lever. Press passenger control buttons. Reach
radio controls. Reach Opticom buttons.”
[ ] Yes [ ] No
[ ] Old Gillig
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8. For Routed only: “Start engine and leave in park. I am going to
ring the bell from the back of the bus. I will ring it several times. While facing
forward, listen for the bell and tell me how many times it rings.” (Examiner: motion
6 rings: actually ring 4 times.)
[ ] Yes [ ] No
[ ] Old Gillig [ ] New Gillig
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9. “Leave in park. I am going to sit a few seats behind you and ask
you a question. Without turning around, and while facing forward, tell me what you hear me
say.” [ ] Yes [ ] No
(Examiner: speak in normal tones)
[ ] Old
Gillig [ ] ACCESS
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10. For ACCESS only: “Using your left foot, press down on the
emergency brake and a) set it b) release it.” [ ] Yes
[ ] No
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11. For ACCESS only: “Now I am going to ask you to release the hood
latch before you get out of the driver's seat.”
[ ] Yes [ ] No
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12. “Open engine compartment hood and close it.”
[ ] Yes [ ] No
[ ] ACCESS
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13. “Open the emergency exit window by pushing the red handles
outward, then press the window open. To close, pull the window back in and return handles
to their original position.” [ ] Yes
[ ] No
[ ] Old Gillig [ ] ACCESS
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14. “Open the roof vent by placing your hands in the hand holds and
pushing up. Close the roof vent by pulling it back down.”
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
[ ] Old Gillig [
] International [ ] ACCESS
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15. “Walk to the back of the bus to where the wheelchair is
located. Secure the wheelchair straps on the bottom portion of both sides of the
wheelchair.” [ ] Yes [ ]
No
[ ] Old Gillig [ ] ACCESS
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16. “Go outside to the rear of the bus. Kneel or crouch beside a
rear wheel and reach over the top or to the side of the tire as if you were installing
tire chains. Touch the inside of the inner dual tire.” [ ] Yes
[ ] No
[ ] New Gillig [ ] ACCESS
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Examiner
“This completes this portion of the examination process.”
NOTE TO THE EXAMINER:
If the candidate is successful in passing this test, please inform the candidate that
he/she has passed the test. Ask the candidate to return to the reception and wait to be
called for his/her interview.
If the candidate is not successful in passing this test, please accompany the candidate
upstairs and ask the candidate to have a seat while you inform Sybil confidentially about
the candidate’s failure to pass the test.
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