Kenya NTSA PSV Bus Test study plan

List the core duties the Traffic Act places on a PSV driver and conductor, and state the penalty band for each of the five most common PSV offences you find.

Distinguish the licence classes and endorsements relevant to driving a PSV bus, and explain what each authorises you to drive.

Map the documents a PSV must carry on every trip (insurance, inspection, licence, route authority, passenger manifest) to who is responsible for producing each during a roadside check.

Draft a one-page pre-trip paperwork checklist an operator could laminate and keep in the cab.

Explain how PSV-specific operating rules differ from private-vehicle rules, covering passenger loading limits, standing passengers, route adherence and designated stopping points.

Describe the operator's compliance obligations, including record-keeping, driver hour limits and vehicle inspection intervals, in your own words.

Work through ten short scenario questions on overload, route deviation and unlicensed operation, and justify each answer by citing the rule category.

Summarise what happens to a driver and to an operator when a PSV is found unroadworthy or overloaded during an inspection.

Identify every road sign category (regulatory, warning, information, temporary) and state the required driver action for each of at least fifteen specific signs.

Interpret road markings and traffic-signal phases, including lane markings, stop lines, box junctions and pedestrian crossings, and explain the correct response for a bus.

Practise low-speed manoeuvring routines (mirror-signal-manoeuvre, reversing with a banksman, tight left turns) and describe the blind-spot zones around a bus.

Link three specific signs or markings to bus-handling decisions such as approach speed, lane position and stopping distance.

Perform and document a full pre-departure walk-around inspection covering tyres, lights, brakes, steering, fluids, doors, emergency exits, fire extinguisher and first-aid kit.

Explain how to check tyre tread depth, pressure and sidewall condition, and state the legal minimums and rejection criteria for a PSV.

Describe air-brake or hydraulic-brake system checks and the warning signs that mean the bus must not leave the yard.

Demonstrate smooth bus control techniques: progressive gear use, engine braking on descents, safe following distance for a heavy vehicle and speed management on curves.

Calculate safe passenger loads and explain the risks of overloading, uneven weight distribution and standing passengers on braking and stability.

Describe boarding and alighting procedures that protect passengers, including door operation, stopping position, and supervision of vulnerable passengers.

Sequence the actions for emergency evacuation through doors, windows and roof hatches, and state when each exit is appropriate.

Explain how to manage a bus fire, a medical emergency on board and a disruptive passenger without abandoning vehicle control.

Scan for and rank hazards in written road scenarios, naming the hazard, the risk it poses and the defensive action you would take.

Explain the causes and warning signs of driver fatigue and state the rest-break and driving-hour rules that apply to PSV drivers.

Apply a safe following-distance and hazard-perception routine to at least five narrated driving situations, including night, rain and heavy traffic.

Describe how to protect passengers during sudden hazards such as a pedestrian stepping out, a tyre blowout or a skid.

Demonstrate the DRABC primary survey and describe how to place an unconscious but breathing casualty in the recovery position.

Explain how to control bleeding, treat burns and suspected fractures, and manage a casualty with a suspected spinal injury after a crash.

List the crash-scene duties of a PSV driver, including securing the scene, warning other traffic, calling emergency services and preserving evidence.

Describe how to give a clear emergency call, including location, casualty count, hazards and access route.

Complete a timed full-length practice test across all eight domains and record your score per domain.

Re-study your two weakest domains using targeted notes and re-test only those areas.

Review your week 1 legal sheet and week 5 emergency card, correcting any errors found during practice testing.

Build a final one-page revision summary of the facts you are most likely to forget on exam day.