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TTL621S - TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT LAW - 2ND OPP - JAN 2020 |
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NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF HUMAN SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
QUALIFICATION : BACHELOR OF TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BTMM
COURSE CODE: TTL621S
LEVEL: 6
COURSE NAME: TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION
LEGISLATION
SESSION: JANUARY 2020
PAPER: THEORY AND CASE STUDIES
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY
EXAMINER(S) | Mariette Hanekom
Charles Mbeha
MODERATOR: | Bornface Konga
EXAMINATION
INSTRUCTIONS
1. The paper has 5 main questions.
ALL the questions are compulsory.
Read carefully before answering.
Write clearly and neatly.
Number the answers clearly and according the structure in the examination question
paper.
6. Write full sentences. Candidates will be penalised for incorrect spelling and illegible
handwriting, as well as for the inappropriate use of “bullet points”.
PERMISSIBLE MATERIAL
The Namibian Constitution
THIS EXAMINATION PAPER CONSISTS OF 5 PAGES (Including this front page)
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QUESTION 1
Briefly answer the following questions.
1.1
Name the 4 road corridors that transverse Namibia and indicate the main cities/areas
linked by them.
(8)
1.2
What is the difference between Road Traffic and Road Transport?
(2)
1.3
In terms of the Road Traffic and Transportation Act 22/1999, who is the “owner” of a
vehicle?
(1)
1.4 Which two human rights are regarded as absolute?
(2)
1.5
Distinguish between the Namibian Roads Authority (RA), the Roads Contractor
Company (RCC) and the Road Fund Administration (RFA) with regard to their respective
functions.
(3)
1.6 What is the difference between the “tare” and the “gross vehicle mass” of a vehicle?
(3)
1.7 May a traffic officer dismantle a vehicle?
(2)
1.8
In terms of the Road Traffic and Transportation Act 22/1999, what is a “sidewalk”?
(2)
19 The Roads Ordinance provides for the division of proclaimed roads into four classes. List
these classes.
(4)
1.10 What is the purpose of the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund Act 10/2007?
(3)
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QUESTION 2
You are the Manager: Logistics and Transportation of Minura Mining, a company that owns a
Uranium Mine in the coastal area of Namibia. It is your responsibility, amongst others, to
manage all transportation matters within the company, including ensuring that vehicles are
safe and meet legal requirements, and making sure that drivers are aware of their duties.
Answer the following questions:
2.1 Identify the symbols below and briefly describe the risks of each.
Deda
(Two marks each)
(4)
2.2 A “competent authority” is charged with the enforcement of the regulations governing
the transportation of dangerous goods. Who is the “competent authority” in Namibia?
(1)
2.3 A consignment of uranium has to be transported to a top-secret destination in a
neighbouring country. The consignments will be transported by road. Because of the
nature of the consignment, you wish to avoid the publicity that accompanies
transporting dangerous goods by road. How can you avoid this and what is the
procedure to be followed?
(5)
2.4 You need to appoint drivers to transport the consignments. What is the minimum age
that these drivers should be?
(1)
2.5 What are “high consequence dangerous goods”?
(2)
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2.6 What is a multiload, and why must special care be taken in the transportation of these
loads?
(5)
2.7
On a different occasion one of your drivers is stopped by a dangerous goods inspector.
The inspector wants to unpack some of the goods being transported. This may only be
done subject to certain conditions. What are these conditions?
(3)
2.8
You must ensure that your drivers are properly trained. List the three main areas of
training as required by the UN Model Regulations on the Transportation of Dangerous
Goods.
(3)
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Upon completion of their training the drivers will be issued with a Certificate of
Training. What is the validity of this certificate?
(1)
2.10 Identify the elements of the placard numbered 1 to 5 respectively.
(5)
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2.11 You have to organise the transportation of mining equipment from Walvis Bay to the
mine. The consignment consists of six disassembled dump trucks that are 5 metres wide
and weigh approximately 30 tonnes each. Will this be regarded as an abnormal load?
Motivate your answer.
(2)
2.12 In the event of it being an abnormal load, which procedures will you have to comply
with before transporting it on a public road?
(4)
2.13 Special conditions apply to vehicles that require a Police escort. List 4 (four) of these
conditions.
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QUESTION 3
Discuss the purpose of the SADC Protocol on Transport, Communications and Meteorology as
evidenced by its preamble and strategic goals.
Your answer should not exceed one page.
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QUESTION 4
Read the following case study and indicate which human rights have been infringed. Refer to
the exact articles.
On 13 November 2019 Mr Thomas, an elderly man from Angola who cannot speak English, is
stopped at a road block outside Windhoek. The English-speaking traffic officer demands to see
his passport. Mr Thomas does not understand the traffic officer and does not have his passport
with him. He is summarily arrested on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant and thrown into
the back of a Police vehicle. He is kept in isolation in the Police cells at Hosea Kutako airport
prison and not permitted to speak to anybody from outside. He is also beaten up by the Police
and given rotten food to eat. His trial takes place on 20 November 2019. He is not given a
chance to state his case, but is immediately found guilty by the Magistrate, who said: “you
Angolans always think you can just come into Namibia and do what you want”
Note: Marks will be deducted for irrelevant references to the Namibian Constitution.
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QUESTION 5
Discuss 5 (five) duties of the operator as contained in Section 64 of the Road Traffic and
Transportation Act 22 / 1999.
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TOTAL MARKS 100