This course is for trainees who need to use a boom sprayer in a vineyard or on fruit. It is one of the practical modules taken following successfully passing the NPTC PA1 Safe Use of Pesticides Assessment.
Course Content:
- Preparation including legislation, operator safety & environmental factors
- Preparation & maintenance of the equipment
- Setting & testing application rates
- Calibration
- Site work including calculation, measurement & mixing pesticides, spraying procedures
- Cleaning, decontamination & storage
- Record keeping
- Post operation maintenance
Course Length
- 1 day plus NPTC Assessment