Man Rider Winch Operation For Personnel Transport Training

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate the ability to conduct pre-operational inspections and identify defects on a man rider winch and its components.
• Apply safe operating procedures for personnel transport, including correct loading, unloading, and communication protocols.
• Analyze potential hazards and risks associated with man rider winch operations and implement appropriate control measures.
• Evaluate emergency situations and execute emergency stop and rescue procedures effectively.
• Implement maintenance and record-keeping procedures in accordance with manufacturer specifications and regulatory requirements.
• Comply with relevant South African legislation, codes of practice, and site-specific safety rules governing man rider winch operations.

Target Audience

This course is designed for operators, supervisors, and safety personnel who are responsible for or involved in the use of man rider winches for transporting personnel in underground or surface mining operations, as well as in other industrial settings where such equipment is used.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Learners will engage in supervised hands-on practice covering pre-use inspection, safe operation, routine maintenance, and emergency response. Practical sessions ensure competency in man rider winch operation and compliance with unit standard outcomes.

Practical Activities

• Pre-Use Inspection and PPE Setup — Learners conduct a full pre-use inspection of the winch system, including ropes, brakes, controls, and safety devices, and correctly don and adjust PPE. (2h)
• Winch Operation and Personnel Transport — Under supervision, learners operate the winch to transport personnel, including start-up, speed control, communication, and safe passenger boarding/alighting. (3h)
• Routine Maintenance and Fault-Finding — Learners perform routine maintenance tasks such as lubricating components, inspecting ropes, and testing brakes, and diagnose common faults. (1h)
• Emergency Response and Rescue Drill — Learners participate in simulated emergency scenarios, including power failure, rope jam, and rescue of a stranded passenger using manual override. (1h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.