This course will prepare mechanics, with limited experience, to service air brakes. Course coverage will include fundamentals, function, operation, and repair of air brake components and systems. Automotive Service Technician Authorized Inspectors are required to complete this training to obtain CVSE authorization to perform air brake inspections. In addition, you will have the option to complete a practical pre-trip inspection test valid for 90 days toward the ICBC Air Brake Endorsement examination.
CSA approved safety glasses, steel-toed footwear, and coveralls required. Footwear must be steel-toed, leather, ankle covering boots. Prerequisite: Basic mechanical knowledge and ability. Textbooks "Air Brake Connection" and "Inside Air Brakes Valves and Devices" are required (available at BCIT Burnaby Campus Bookstore). Course is held at BCIT Annacis Island Campus.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Identify the components of an air brake system and state their function
Diagnose problems in an air brake system
Perform a Commercial Vehicle Air brake Inspection on air brake equipped vehicles
Perform a pre-trip inspection on an air brake equipped vehicle
Effective as of Fall 2018
Books & Supplies
The BCIT bookstore carries textbooks, general reference books, software, and
stationery. Please visit
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information.
Books for Winter 2020 offerings of this course are available in the following BCIT
online bookstores. Please choose the bookstore appropriate for the offering
you are considering.
BCIT Burnaby Bookstore
If you are taking this course, but are not taking it through either Distance
Education or Online Learning, nor at the BCIT Downtown Campus (DTC), please purchase books for this course at the BCIT Burnaby Bookstore.
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Air Brake Connection (Revised Ed)
Author
Wright
Publisher
Presto
Copyright
1999
Binding
Spiral
Price
$30.95
Required
Inside Air Brake Valves And Devices
Author
Wright
Copyright
2008
Binding
Spiral
Price
$29.95
Required
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