Specifications

Brake assessment manual Ver 1.0 Published October 2013 9 (48 pages)
Method 3 – Installation checklist, static brake test and
assessment
General
The following stages apply:
1. The modifier installs the brake components using the checklist provided at Appendix 3.
2. The modifier takes the modified vehicle to a facility approved by the Roads and
Maritime Services for a series of basic brake tests using a static brake test machine.
Notes: a) Authorised Inspection Stations that do safety checks (i.e. ‘pink slip’ tests)
are ‘approved facilities’, and many have appropriate static brake test
machines.
b) Before commencing the tests, it is important to verify that the machine is
within its certified calibration period.
3. The modifier takes the modified vehicle, the completed installation checklist and the
data read-outs from the static brake tests to a licensed certifier for assessment.
4. The vehicle and the associated information is assessed by the licensed certifier who
either deems there is sufficient information to issue a compliance certificate or requires
additional tests; see below.
Assessment by a licensed certifier
Licensed certifiers must assess the modified vehicle and determine that it –
does not present a safety risk; and
would comply with the applicable vehicle standards if it was subjected to the full range
of tests specified by the standards.
The initial assessment comprises a detailed inspection of the vehicle taking account of the
installation checklist provided by the modifier, the condition of the vehicle, and the condition
of the components, and a review of the data produced by the static brake test machine.
Based on this assessment, the licensed certifier may either issue a certificate for the vehicle,
or require further tests to be carried out, with the range of tests depending on the type of
modification done to the vehicle.
A static test machine may not provide the licensed certifier with sufficient information to form
an opinion that the vehicle does comply with these standards, especially for those vehicles
that comply with ADR 31/--, i.e. those manufactured after 1 January 1977.
Additional tests
General
Based on the results obtained from a static brake test machine and the type of modification
being assessed, the licensed certifier may require the modified vehicle to undertake
additional tests. Table 3 outlines the range of tests that can be used to verify the
modifications listed in Table 1.
Non-road tests
A number of the tests listed in Table 3 can be done on the static brake test machines. If tests
are done on such a machine, they should be performed by a person who is trained and
competent in using the machine. The licensed certifier must be satisfied that the tests were