Class 2 Licence

For those searching for a career that allows them to work with the public, driving a bus may be the perfect fit for a new career. Regardless of the type of driving job, passenger safety must remain the driver’s first priority, and the many different jobs as a bus driver all require that a schedule be followed.

Driving a bus offers many employment opportunities. For those wanting to be home every night, working as a transit or school bus driver, or as a short haul coach captain, may provide excellent employment. For those who do not mind being away from home for periods of time, working as an intercity or tour coach driver may offer the perfect job opportunity. These jobs require that drivers handle passenger concerns, luggage, sometimes freight, and wear a uniform.

Driving Commercial Vehicles is the guide for this licence.

ICBC Requirements

A Class 2 licence allows you to operate:

• ✓Buses, including school buses, special activity buses and special vehicles
• ✓Trailers or towed vehicles not exceeding 4,600 kilograms, except if the bus and trailers or towed vehicles do not have air brakes
• ✓Any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles in Class 4 & Class 5

Learning Curve

As a bus driver, your first priority is passenger safety. All driving, offloading, and freight handling decisions must be made with this priority firmly in the front of your mind. Students moving toward a career as a tour, coach, or transit bus operator will learn that the unit responds differently owing to the driver’s seating position, located in front of the steer axles. At CSTT, one of our team of ICBC licenced instructors will work with you to teach you about passenger safety, pre- and post-trip inspections, loading and off-loading passengers, emergency breakdowns, and safely maneuvering the unit in city traffic.

Prerequisites

All training is one-on-one with a licenced driving instructor. At the time of registration, you are required to pay a deposit and must have a valid Class 2 learners permit as well as an air brake endorsement on your licence. Lessons will not be scheduled until the required prerequisites are received. For more information please call CSTT at 250-655-0432.

All ICBC related fees are the responsibility of the student. The bulk of buses in this licence class will require an air brake endorsement.