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Cockpit Drill

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What is the cockpit drill?

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The cockpit drill is a sequence of checks which you should carry out whenever you get into your vehicle and intend to drive. The ‘cockpit drill’ includes various safety and comfort checks which are done before turning the vehicle on, these include fastening your seat-belt and adjusting your mirrors.

Why do I have to do the cockpit drill?
The simple answer is that it will help your drive to be safe and problem free.
You don’t want to drive off and then remember you aren’t wearing your seat-belt, you also don’t want to get onto the main road only to realise your mirrors aren’t correctly positioned.
You should make sure your cockpit drill has been done on the lesson before your practical driving test so you can jump straight into your car and not have perform all of your checks again, or readjust anything, sometimes it can take a while and several tweaks to get it all good for you.
Your examiner will realise that you had already been sitting in the vehicle and therefore adjusting the seat/mirrors will not be necessary again.

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1- Doors: Make sure that all doors in your vehicle are properly closed.
2- Handbrake: Check that the handbrake is applied, the vehicle is secured,
and the gear selector is in the correct position.
3- Seat: Adjust your seat and head restraint so you can see clearly in all directions and reach all controls comfortably.
4- Steering wheel:  Adjust the steering wheel.
5- Mirrors: Sit in your normal driving position, and adjust your mirrors
so that you can have the best view of traffic behind and from the sides,
with minimum head movement.
6- Seat belt: Make sure that you and your passengers have seat belts on where applicable.

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