PA2 Safe Use Of Pesticides Using Mounted Crop Sprayers

This course is the practical qualification that follows on from the PA1 foundation qualification. Based on the National Proficiency Test Council (NPTC), PA2 covers spraying using a wheeled vehicle, such as a tractor mounted boom sprayer or a weed wiper from an ATV. The training will prepare you for the NPTC Certificate of Competence test which allows you to legally carry out pesticide application from a mounted vehicle.

Learn to safely use relevant pesticide application equipment and Identify and select nozzles and carry out machine calibration. We will teach you the correct legislation and codes of practice, how to clean equipment and dispose of unwanted pesticide containers and recognise when spraying is inadvisable.

Course Objectives

Preparing equipment for work

Application rate: setting and testing

Preparing pesticides and filling sprayer

Spray drift and environmental factors involved

Maintain and store equipment and pesticides out of season

Safety regulations and legislative components

Checking and fitting pump

Cleaning and inspection of equipment

Setting boom height

Practical field operation and practice

Safe driving practice

Who Is This Course For?

Course attendees need to have completed the foundation module PA1 for safe use of pesticide application. The qualification is designed for people wanting to operate a mounted or trailed boom sprayer.

Attendees must be capable of reading and interpreting product label information, as well as calculate formulae with the use of a calculator. Ability to safely operate the boom sprayer vehicle is also a course prerequisite.