Issue Date 01 January 2012
6.2
Seats and Doors
Method of Inspection
Reason for Rejection
C.
Passenger Entrance and Exit
Doors
(Additional checks for Class 5
only)
1.
Check passenger compartment
entrance and exit doors for damage
and deterioration.
2.
Check the operation of the
emergency and remote controls (if
fitted) for any passenger entrance
or exit door.
3.
Check the operation of any
passenger ‘door open’ warning
device (if fitted).
D.
Emergency Exits (Class 5 only)
1.
Open and close any emergency
exit doors and/or windows. Check
that each:
a.
can be opened from both inside
and outside the vehicle
b.
latches securely in the closed
position.
Note: This inspection does not
apply to roof hatches and ‘break
glass’ emergency exits.
2.
Check the presence of the hammer
in the case of ‘break glass’
emergency exits.
3.
Check the presence and legibility of
‘Emergency exit’ signs identifying
all emergency exit doors and
windows.
1.
A passenger entrance or exit door
damaged or deteriorated so that:
a.
its function is impaired
b.
it is likely to cause injury.
2.
A passenger entrance or exit door
emergency or remote control
inoperative.
3.
A passenger ‘door open’ warning
device inoperative.
1.
An emergency exit:
a.
cannot be opened from both
inside and outside the vehicle
from the relevant control in
each case
b.
does not latch securely in the
closed position.
2.
A missing ‘break glass’
emergency exit hammer.
3.
An emergency exit sign missing
or illegible.
