Burkina Faso Permis E (Remorque) study plan
Burkina Faso Permis E (Remorque) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Road traffic law and the Highway Code (Code de la route)
State the hierarchy of rules that apply to a trailer combination on Burkina Faso roads, from the Code de la route down to local prefectural orders, and explain which text prevails in a conflict.
List the core obligations of a driver in a combination (documents carried, speed limits by road class and vehicle category, following distances) and recite them without notes.
Distinguish the offences that lead to immediate immobilisation or licence withdrawal from those settled by fine, using a self-built table of at least ten examples.
Explain how the E category extends a base licence and which combinations each base category (B, C, D) may tow once E is added.
Your checkpoint
A one-page handwritten summary sheet of the ten most testable rule clusters (speed limits, documents, penalties, following distance), self-quizzed to 90% accuracy on 40 practice items.
Road signs, markings and signals
Identify every mandatory warning, prohibition and priority sign family and state its exact meaning for a towing vehicle rather than for a solo car.
Read road markings (edge lines, centre lines, hatched areas, stop lines, parking zones) and describe what each authorises or forbids for a combination.
Interpret the signals given by uniformed officers, traffic lights including flashing amber and arrow sequences, and temporary roadworks signage.
Recognise signs that specifically restrict trailers or heavy combinations (weight, length, height, axle-load pictograms) and explain the limit each imposes.
Your checkpoint
A 60-item sign-and-marking flashcard deck built from memory, scored at 90% or better in a timed run, plus a written note on the ten signs most often confused with one another.
Vehicle and trailer technical knowledge, coupling and equipment checks
Name the components of a towing hitch, coupling head, breakaway cable and safety chain, and describe the correct attachment sequence and the check performed after coupling.
Explain the trailer braking systems used on E-category combinations (overrun and inertia brakes, service and parking brake) and how each behaves on a descent.
Describe the pre-departure walk-around inspection in order: coupling, electrics and lights, tyres and pressures, wheel nuts, jockey wheel stowed, ramps and mudguards, load restraints.
Diagnose five common coupling faults (unlatched head, crossed breakaway cable, faulty earth, mismatched tow-ball, worn stabiliser) and state the symptom and the correction.
Your checkpoint
A numbered pre-departure checklist of at least 20 items written from memory, demonstrated once on a real or simulated coupling and marked pass/fail by a checklist partner.
Safe driving of a towing vehicle with trailer (handling, braking, stability, reversing)
Explain how trailer weight and drawbar load shift the towing vehicle's centre of gravity and how that changes steering, braking distance and body roll.
Describe the correct technique for reversing a trailer, including mirror use, hand-on-wheel steering direction, and correction of a jack-knife before it develops.
List the causes and the recovery actions for snaking, and state the speeds and conditions under which a combination becomes unstable.
Plan a safe overtaking, lane change and descent procedure for a loaded combination, including gear selection and use of engine braking.
Your checkpoint
A written manoeuvring brief covering reversing, snaking recovery and a hill descent, plus a practical session log of at least 45 minutes of reversing practice with three successful straight-line and three successful curve reverses.
Load distribution, dimensions, weights and securing of loads & Vehicle categories, licence classes and documentation for trailer combinations
Calculate the permissible payload of a given combination from its gross train weight, kerb weight and trailer maximum authorised mass, and show the arithmetic.
Apply the nose-weight rule: explain the recommended drawbar load range, the effect of too little and too much, and how to redistribute a load to correct it.
State the dimension and weight limits that apply to a trailer combination and identify the documents that must accompany the vehicle and the load.
Describe securing methods for typical loads (straps, ropes, chocks, tarpaulins) and the inspection of lashings during a journey.
Your checkpoint
Three worked weight-and-balance problems solved correctly from scratch, plus a load-securing plan for one realistic load with a diagram of strap positions and a stated nose weight.
Accident prevention, emergency procedures and first aid
Describe the immediate actions after a collision: securing the scene, warning other traffic, alerting emergency services with the information they need, and protecting the injured.
Demonstrate the correct sequence for dealing with a casualty: checking responsiveness and breathing, recovery position, controlling bleeding, and when not to move a casualty.
Explain how to extinguish a small vehicle fire and when to withdraw, and how to escape a vehicle that has left the road or entered water.
Assemble a vehicle emergency kit and justify each item against a specific scenario.
Your checkpoint
A written emergency action card (scene, alert, casualty, fire) of no more than one page, recited aloud in under three minutes without prompts.
Driver behaviour, fatigue, alcohol and risk awareness & Road traffic law and the Highway Code (Code de la route)
Explain the physiological effects of fatigue on reaction time and judgement, and apply a rest-break rule to a sample journey plan.
State the legal alcohol limit and the consequences of exceeding it, and describe how alcohol, drugs, medication and illness interact with driving fitness.
Identify the high-risk behaviours specific to towing (overloading, tailgating, speeding downhill, driving after a long loading day) and describe a personal countermeasure for each.
Revisit the rule clusters from week 1 and close any gaps flagged by practice-test errors.
Your checkpoint
A personal risk plan listing five named risk situations with a concrete countermeasure each, plus a full-length mock theory test scored at 85% or above.
Road traffic law and the Highway Code (Code de la route) & Road signs, markings and signals & Vehicle categories, licence classes and documentation for trailer combinations & Vehicle and trailer technical knowledge, coupling and equipment checks & Safe driving of a towing vehicle with trailer (handling, braking, stability, reversing) & Load distribution, dimensions, weights and securing of loads & Accident prevention, emergency procedures and first aid & Driver behaviour, fatigue, alcohol and risk awareness
Sit three timed full-length mock exams under exam conditions and record the score and the domain of every error.
Re-study only the two weakest domains identified by the mock results, using the week 1-7 deliverables as revision notes.
Recite from memory the pre-departure checklist, the emergency action card and the speed-limit table in a single session.
Confirm the administrative requirements for the practical test: appointment, vehicle and trailer conformity, documents and fees.
Your checkpoint
A final revision log showing three mock scores, the errors corrected, and a signed-off checklist that all administrative and practical test requirements have been verified.
Milestones
Week 2: Score 90% or better on the 60-item sign-and-marking deck and recite the speed-limit table for a combination without error.
Week 4: Complete the 20-item pre-departure checklist from memory and log 45 minutes of reversing practice with at least six successful reverses.
Week 6: Solve three weight-and-balance problems unaided and recite the emergency action card in under three minutes.
Week 7: Achieve 85% or above on a full-length mock theory test and submit the five-item personal risk plan.
Week 8: Three timed mock exams completed with an upward score trend, weakest domains re-studied, and all test administration requirements verified.