NaTIS Code 3 Learner study guide
NaTIS Code 3 Learner · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The NaTIS Code 3 learner licence is Namibia's entry-level theory credential for drivers who intend to drive a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle mass not exceeding 3 500 kg - in practice, light cars, bakkies and light delivery vehicles. NaTIS, the National Traffic Information System, is the licensing system administered through the Roads Authority and the traffic authorities that issue the learner's licence once you pass the theory test. The NaTIS Code 3 Learner study guide has 8 sections and about 2,688 words.
01Road Signs, Signals and Road Markings
This section checks whether you can read the road ahead without being told what to do. A Code 3 candidate must recognise a sign from its shape and colour at a glance, and obey markings that carry the same legal force as a sign.
365 words, about 2 min02Rules of the Road and Traffic Law
This domain tests who has right of way, how a heavy vehicle must be positioned, and which actions are offences rather than bad manners. South Africa drives on the left: keep left except when overtaking or turning right.
348 words, about 2 min03Vehicle Controls and Pre-Trip Inspection
This section checks that you can find and use every control without looking, and that you inspect a heavy vehicle before moving rather than discovering a fault at speed. Before moving off: adjust the seat so the clutch can be fully depressed with the knee slightly bent, set the mirrors so a sliver of your own vehicle is visible, fasten the seatbelt, check the doors, confirm the gear lever is in neutral and the parking brake applied.
326 words, about 2 min04Safe Driving Techniques and Hazard Perception
This domain tests whether you spot a developing hazard early and adjust speed and position before it becomes an emergency - the heart of the K53 system of vehicle control. Aim your vision about 12 seconds ahead of the vehicle and use the limit point on a bend: while the road ahead is still curving away, your speed is too high.
321 words, about 2 min05Alcohol, Drugs, Fatigue and Fitness to Drive
This domain tests the legal limits, how impairment affects a heavy-vehicle driver, and the honest limits of "sobering up" tricks. Ordinary drivers: 0,05 g per 100 ml of blood, or 0,24 mg per 1 000 ml of breath.
320 words, about 2 min06Accidents, Emergencies and First Aid
This section tests whether you can secure a scene, protect casualties and give correct basic care without making injuries worse. Stop, switch off the engine and apply the parking brake.
307 words, about 2 min07Vehicle Documents, Licensing and Roadworthiness
This domain tests whether the vehicle and its driver are legally fit to be on the road - the paperwork side of Code 3 work. Learner's licences are coded: Code 1 for motorcycles, Code 2 for light motor vehicles and Code 3 for heavy motor vehicles.
345 words, about 2 min08Heavy Vehicle and Load-Specific Knowledge (Code 3)
This domain tests the numbers and the physics: what the vehicle may legally weigh, how the load must be spread and secured, and how a heavy combination behaves differently from a car. Tare: the empty vehicle's mass.
356 words, about 2 min