PROFESSIONAL knowledge:
At the level of understanding:
1. Tree species, timber defects and types of timber products.
2. Types of timber product labels.
3. Bearing capacity of road surfaces.
4. Volume weight of different tree species.
5. Toughness factors. Types of measuring instruments and their application.
6. Types of load securing mechanisms.
7. Types of accompanying documents.
8. Types of road surface.
9. Mechanics, hydraulics and electronics of a timber lorry.
At the level of use:
1. Time tracking devices.
2. Regulatory framework for road transport.
3. Mathematical calculations.
4. Standards for technical fluids to be used in vehicles.
5. Use of printed and/or digital maps.
6. Labour safety requirements in forestry.
7. Personal and collective protective equipment appropriate to the risks of the working environment when working with a timber lorry.
8. Use of the manipulator support legs.
9. Draving the manipulator.
Stacking principles.
10. Types of weighing instruments for weighing the load of a timber lorry.
11. Measuring of timber products.
12. Load securing techniques.
13. Cleaning requirements for the workplace.
14. Completion of accompanying documents for the transport of timber products.
15. Preparation of the timber products load report and dispatch.
16. Road Traffic Regulations.
17. Principles of safe and economical driving.
18. Driving a vehicle with a trailer.
19. Types of anti-slip equipment.
20. Types and volumes of technical fluids.
21. Mechanics, hydraulics and electronics of a timber lorry.
22. Use of absorbents for oil products.

PROFESSIONAL skills:
1. Estimate the amount of transport work to be carried out on a work shift.
2. Estimate the time required to complete a work assignment.
3. Plan working and rest time in accordance with the regulations.
4. Plan the sequence of loads to be transported.
5. Estimate the technical resources of a lorry required to carry out the work.
6. Use printed maps and/or digital maps.
7. Choose roads with load-bearing capacity appropriate to the weight of the load.
8. Assess the compliance of the stockyard with safe operations.
9. Use personal and collective protective equipment appropriate to the risks of the working environment when working with a timber lorry.
10. Distinguish between tree species and different timber products.
11. Recognise the labels of timber products in the stackyard.
12. Assess the load-bearing capacity of the stacking area flooring.
13. Use the support legs of the manipulator.
14. Use support leg foot pads.
15. Assess the loading sequence of timber products.
16. Create stacks.
17. Drive the manipulator.
18. Read the weight gauges.
19. Calculate the volumetric capacity of the load.
20. Determine the geometric dimensions of the load.
21. Calculate the load volume in cubic metres.
22. Visually assess timber product stocks in the stackyard.
23. Choose appropriate methods for securing loads of timber products.
24. Use load securing mechanisms.
25. Assess the need for workplace clean-up.
26. Use simple cleaning tools.
27. Determine the appropriate type of accompanying documents.
28. Complete the accompanying documents for the transport of timber products.
29. Send a report on the timber products loaded in the timber lorry.
30. Obey road traffic regulations.
31. Use safe and economical driving techniques.
32. Assess the condition of the road surface.
33. Choose a safe speed for the terrain.
34. Choose the most appropriate trajectory.
35. Perform turning manoeuvres.
36. Drive in reverse.
37. Choose the most suitable anti-slip solution.
38. Use anti-slip equipment.
39. Assess the readiness of structures and machinery for use.
40. Identify damage to technical units.
41. Read gauge readings and information messages.
42. Refuel.
43. Top up technical fluids.
44. Replace a defective wheel.
45. Replace damaged lighting elements.
46. Replace damaged hydraulic pipes.
47. Assess the amount of oil absorbent required.
48. Check the suitability of the oil absorbent.
49. Place oil absorbents at pollution sites.

PROFESSIONAL competences:
1. Ability to plan one’s timber transport work in a timber lorry.
2. Ability to identify the types of timber products and their labels in the stackyard.
3. Ability to load timber products with a manipulator and prepare the load for transport.
4. Ability to drive a timber lorry on roads characteristic for the transport of timber products.
5. Ability to maintain the timber lorry in technical order and carry out simple repairs.