What action should a driver take if a minor defect is discovered on the vehicle?
- Ignore it until it becomes a major defect.
- Immediately stop operating the vehicle.
- Record the defect on the inspection report and report it to the operator ✓
- Fix it themselves before operating the vehicle.
Answer: C. Record the defect on the inspection report and report it to the operator
Record the minor defect on the inspection report and report it to the operator.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says a Schedule 1 inspection and a completed inspection report are required before driving. The inspection schedule sorts defects into major and minor. For a minor defect, the driver must write it on the inspection report and tell the operator. That matches recording the defect and reporting it to the operator. The passages also say drivers cannot drive with a major defect, which is a separate, more serious case; a minor defect is handled by recording and reporting.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Ignore it until it becomes a major defect. — Ignoring a minor defect is wrong because the handbook requires the driver to record it on the inspection report and report it to the operator, not wait for it to become major.
- B. Immediately stop operating the vehicle. — Stopping operation immediately is the rule stated for a major defect, not for a minor defect; the passages require recording and reporting a minor defect.
- D. Fix it themselves before operating the vehicle. — Fixing it themselves before operating is not what the passages say; the driver's stated action for a minor defect is to record it and report it to the operator.
Remember it
Use the split: a major defect keeps the truck parked; a minor defect goes on the report and to the operator.