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Having sat in the back of many part 3 tests, and having spoken to many trainees, both successful and unsuccessful, and also having spoken to a great many SE ADI's about the part 3 test . . . it becomes apparent that the SE's quite regularly throw what I can only describe as 'life lines'
Far from being the ogres that many trainees believe or assume them to be, the SE's are actually very helpful indeed and actually want you to pass!
As I've explained elsewhere, the SE has to bring about all the circumstances necessary for you to pass the part 3 test. To do so, they make driver errors, and give you good reasons to teach them effectively, so that you can demonstrate your skills
Try to spot the lifelines, interpret them, grab them tightly and make very good use of them!
Let me give you a couple of examples . . . I've seen SE's make driver errors that the trainee didn't see. Realising that the trainee hadn't seen them, or dealt with them, the SE said something to the effect of "so, shall I carry on doing it like this? . . . look, just like this?" In other words, the SE was actually drawing the trainees attention to something that he or she wanted them to sort out!
If that's not help and assistance, I don't know what is
Life lines don't just appear at part 3. Part 2 see's it's fair share as well
On part 2, the SE will not openly encourage you as in the example above, but if the SE believes that you've made an error in a manoeuvre or some other aspect of road procedure, they may just ask you to do it again. And again, and again, and again . . . .
Many trainees complain about being asked to pull over and move off several times during the test. Perhaps the SE should just instantly fail them for carrying out the routine wrongly in the first instance?
I think they'd complain even louder then! Just another example of life line's at work
The whole point is this . . . regardless of how you feel . . . the SE is there to help, not hinder
Every single one of the many SE's I've met have been highly professional, extremely knowledgeable, and very, very helpful indeed. There are not many human beings who actually like to tell someone that they've failed a test that they've worked so hard to pass
The SE's are no exception
ADIT Team
