CIC Mobile Crane Exam Prep

Site Evaluation and Crane Setup

• Roles and responsibilities of all persons involved with the lift

• Factors that impact the lift such as tail swing, load path, and clearances

• Impact of various weather conditions

• How to deal with unstable ground and setup on soft surfaces

• Hazards such as overhead obstructions, power lines, and underground utilities

• ASME standards and OSHA regulations

• Requirements of crane setup such as radius, clearances, crane dimensions, and load dimensions

• Crane setup procedures such as use of outriggers, lifting on rubber, and leveling the crane

• Site requirements for blocking

Technical Information

• Crane inspection procedures

• Crane components including

  • Engine, air, electrical and hydraulic systems

  • Chassis and running gear components

  • Outriggers and counterweights

  • Boom components

  • Hoisting systems

  • Operating controls

  • Operational aids

• Basic load rigging procedures

• Knowledge of sling and hardware capacity

• Impact of deformities in slings and hardware

Load Charts

• Using and interpreting capacity charts

• Arithmetic skills without the use of calculators

• Determining lifting capacity, including

  • Configuration of crane mounting

  • Areas of operation for different types of mobile cranes

  • Boom length and boom angle

  • Load radius

  • Gross capacity and net capacity

  • Capacity deductions

  • Parts of line

• Conditions that reduce capacities, including

  • Crane not to specification

  • Crane condition

  • Crane level

  • Wind

  • Side loading

  • Increase in load radius

  • Dynamic loading

  • Shock loading

  • Eccentric reeving

  • Duty cycle operations

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Crane Operation

• How to enter and exit the cab of the crane safely

• Procedures for setup and usage of operational aids

• Hand signals or voice signals used to direct crane operator

• Handling loads out of operator’s sight (operating in the blind)

• How to handle loads submerged in water

• How to move loads from an elevated position

• Duty cycle considerations (e.g., steel erection, concrete bucket operations)

• Traveling the crane

• Heavy lift operations, procedures, and types of heavy lift attachments

• Attachments for luffing jibs

• Hoisting procedures and personnel hoisting equipment

• Procedures for securing the crane under standard or emergency conditions