NaTIS Code 2 Learner study materials
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NaTIS Code 2 Learner study plan

NaTIS Code 2 Learner · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Road signs, signals and road markings

  • Classify every regulatory, warning and guidance sign type by shape, colour and symbol, and state the required driver action for each.

  • Recite the meaning of all standard traffic signal displays, including flashing red, flashing amber, green arrow and pedestrian signals.

  • Interpret painted road markings (barrier lines, centre lines, edge lines, box junctions, stop lines) and explain what each permits or forbids.

  • Draw from memory the sign shapes that warn of hazards ahead and match at least 20 of them to their hazard.

Your checkpoint

A self-made one-page sign-and-signal reference sheet (no images copied from any source) covering at least 40 signs, 6 signal states and 8 road markings, scored at 90% or better on a self-written 30-question quiz.

Week 2

Road signs, signals and road markings & Rules of the road and right of way

  • Apply the four-way stop and uncontrolled intersection rules in the correct order of priority.

  • Explain right of way at roundabouts, including who yields, lane choice and signalling on exit.

  • Describe overtaking rules: when it is permitted, when it is prohibited, and the safe gap to leave.

  • State the rules for yielding to pedestrians at marked crossings and at intersections without markings.

  • Identify the situations where a driver must stop (stop sign, red light, stop line, scholar patrol, railway crossing).

Your checkpoint

A written set of 25 right-of-way scenarios with the correct decision and the rule that justifies it, reviewed against your own notes with no more than 2 errors.

Week 3

Rules of the road and right of way

  • Summarise the general speed limits for urban, rural and freeway roads and the conditions that lower them.

  • Explain following-distance rules in both time and distance terms, and calculate a safe gap at 60, 100 and 120 km/h.

  • Describe parking rules: where parking is prohibited, how far from corners and crossings, and facing direction.

  • State the rules on use of lights, hooters and indicators in day and night conditions.

  • Explain the rules for carrying passengers and loads, including seatbelt requirements.

Your checkpoint

A completed rules-of-the-road summary table covering speed limits, following distance, parking and lighting, plus 10 worked following-distance calculations showing your method.

Week 4

Vehicle controls, vehicle condition and pre-trip checks

  • Perform and narrate a full pre-trip walk-around check covering tyres, lights, fluids, mirrors, wipers and load security.

  • Identify the location and function of every primary control: steering, brakes, clutch, accelerator, gears, indicators, hooter and handbrake.

  • Explain the correct seating position, mirror adjustment and blind-spot check sequence before moving off.

  • Describe the dashboard warning lights that require the driver to stop immediately versus those that only require attention soon.

Your checkpoint

A written pre-trip checklist of at least 20 items with the pass/fail criterion for each, plus a spoken walk-around performed once and self-scored against that checklist.

Week 5

Vehicle controls, vehicle condition and pre-trip checks & Safe driving techniques, following distance and speed management

  • Explain the correct procedure for moving off, turning, changing lanes, reversing and stopping on a hill.

  • Describe the two-second rule and the extra following distance needed in rain, at night and behind heavy vehicles.

  • Identify the conditions that require a speed below the posted limit and justify a chosen speed for each.

  • Explain how to manage speed on curves, downhill gradients and in poor visibility.

Your checkpoint

A one-page speed-management decision guide listing at least 8 conditions, the speed adjustment each requires and the reason, checked for internal consistency.

Week 6

Safe driving techniques, following distance and speed management & Hazard awareness, defensive driving and emergency handling

  • Scan the road ahead in a structured sequence and describe what you look for at 12 seconds, 4 seconds and 1 second ahead.

  • Identify the six most common hazard types (pedestrians, animals, other vehicles, road surface, weather, visibility) and the defensive response to each.

  • Explain skid control, aquaplaning recovery and brake failure response in step order.

  • Describe the correct actions after a tyre blowout, a stuck accelerator and an emergency stop.

Your checkpoint

A hazard-response card covering 10 hazards, each with a warning sign, a preventive action and an emergency action, self-tested verbally with all 10 recalled correctly.

Week 7

Hazard awareness, defensive driving and emergency handling & Alcohol, drugs, fatigue and fitness to drive

  • Explain the effects of alcohol on reaction time, judgement and vision, and state the legal position on drinking and driving.

  • Describe how common medications and recreational drugs impair driving and how to check a medicine's warning label.

  • Recognise the signs of fatigue and list the only reliable countermeasures, distinguishing them from ineffective ones.

  • Describe how illness, eyesight and hearing affect fitness to drive and when a driver must not drive.

Your checkpoint

A two-page personal fitness-to-drive plan covering alcohol, drugs, fatigue and health, including at least 5 personal rules you will apply before driving.

Week 8

Accidents, documentation and NaTIS licensing requirements & Road signs, signals and road markings & Rules of the road and right of way

  • List the legal duties after a collision: stopping, rendering assistance, exchanging details and reporting.

  • Describe what information must be recorded at the scene and how to complete a collision report accurately.

  • Explain the NaTIS licensing framework: learner's licence, driving licence, vehicle registration and licence renewal obligations.

  • Revise the heaviest domains by re-testing the weakest 20 items from weeks 1 to 3.

  • Plan the test-day routine: documents to bring, arrival time and what to expect at the testing centre.

Your checkpoint

A completed mock test of at least 60 mixed questions across all seven domains, scored at 85% or better, with every wrong answer corrected and explained in writing.

Milestones

Week 2: Score at least 85% on a self-written 30-question quiz on signs, signals and markings, and explain any missed item aloud without notes.

Week 4: Perform the 20-item pre-trip walk-around from memory, in order, with no prompts and no missed safety-critical item.

Week 6: Score at least 80% on a mixed 40-question quiz covering domains 1 to 5, and correctly state the safe following distance at three different speeds.

Week 8: Score at least 85% on the 60-question mock test and hold a complete, corrected error log for every question missed across all eight weeks.