NCCCO MOBILE CRANE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
1. Whatasactionasdoesasaassignalaspersonasintendastheasoperatorastoasperformasif,heasextendsas
hisasarmasatasshouaslderasheight,asmakesasaasfistaswithashisashand,asandassticksashis/herasthu
mbasup?
a. Boomasdown
b. Swing
c. Boomasup
d. Extendasboomas-asANSWERasc.
2. Whenashoistingaspersonnel,aswithinaswhataspercentageasofaslevelasmustasaastelescopicasboo
mascraneasbeasinasorderasforastheasgrossasratingsasinastheasloadaschartastoasremainasvalid?
a. 1%
b. 2%
c. 5%
d. 8%as-asANSWERasa.
3. Theasloadaslineasofastheascraneasyou'reasoperatingascontactsasanasenergizedaspowerasline.asT
here'sasnoassignasoasfasanyasotherasdanger,assuchasasasfire.asWhatasshouldasyouasdo?
a. Climbasdownascarefullyasfromastheascraneascab
b. Jumpasdown,asfeetastogether
c. Stayasinastheascabasuntilastheaslinesasareasde-energized
d. Getasasasfarasawayasfromastheascraneasasaspossibleas-asANSWERasc.
4. AccordingastoasOSHAas1926.1413,ashowasmanyasrandomlyasdistributedasbrokenaswiresasi
nasrotation-resistantasropeasareascauseasforasreplacementasofastheasrope?
a.as1asbrokenaswireasinas6asropeasdiameters
b.as2asbrokenaswiresasinas30asropeasdiameters
c.as3asbrokenaswiresasinasoneasstrandasinasoneaslay
,d.as2asbrokenaswiresasinas6asropeasdiametersas-asANSWERasd.
5. Whatasisastheasnetascapacityasofasaascraneasonasmainasboomasunlessastheasmanufacturerassta
tesasotherwise?
a. Theascapacityaslistedasinastheasloadaschartasminusastheasweightasofastheasriggingasandasallasatt
achments
b. Theascapacityaslistedasinastheasloadaschartasplusastheasweightasofastheasriggingasandasallasatta
chments
c. Theascapacityaslistedasinastheasloadaschartasminusastheasweightasofastheasriggingasandasallasat
tachmentsasnotasinasuse
d. Theascapacityaslistedasinastheasloadaschartasminusastheasweightasofastheasriggingasaloneas-
asANSWERasa.
6. Whatasmayashappenastoasaasproperlyasriggedasloadaswhenasliftedasoff,theasgroundasunlessast
heasoperatorastakasesasaccountasof,boomasdeflection?
a. Itascouldasswingasoutasawayasfromastheascrane
b. Itascouldasswingasinastowardsastheascrane
c. Itascouldasraiseasabsolutelyasvertically
d. Itascouldasshiftasinasitsasriggingas-asANSWERasa.
7. WhatasStandardasMethodashandassignalasisasbeingasillustrated?
a. Swing
b. Stop
c. EmergencyasStop
d. Travelas-asANSWERasa.
8. Whoasshouldasanasoperatorasrespondastoasaas"stop"assignalasfrom?
a. Appointedassignalaspersonasonly
b. Projectasmanagerasonly
c. Superintendentas only
d. Anyoneas-asANSWERasd.
, 9. Whichasareaasdoastruck,cranesaswithoutasaas5thasoutriggerasgenerallyashaveasnoasliftingascap
acityasunlessasthaseasmanufacturerasstatesasotherwise?
a. Theasside
b. Theasrear,
c. Theasfront
d. Theasoutriggersas-asANSWERasc.
10. Whatasisastheasdefinitionasofas"operatingasradius?"
a. Theasdistanceasfromastheasbaseasofastheasboomastoastheascenterasofastheasloadasb.asTheasdis
tanceasfromastheasfroasntasofastheascraneastoastheascenterasofasgravityasofastheasload
c. Theasdistanceasfromastheascenterasofasrotationasofastheascraneastoastheascenterasofastheasload
d. Theasdistanceasfromastheascenterasofasrotationasof,theascraneastoastheascenterasof,gravit
yasofastheasloadas-asANSWERasd.
11. Whatasappliesastoastheascapacitiesasbelowastheasboldaslineasshownasonasaasloadaschart?
a. Theyasareasbasedasonastheasstructuralasstrengthasofastheascrane
b. Theyasmustasnotasbeasused
c. Theyasareasbasedasonastheasstabilityasofastheascrane
d. Theyasshouldasonlyasbeasusedasif,theascraneasisassetasupasonasoutriggersas-asANSWERasc.
12. Inaswhichasquadrantasareasroughasterrainascraneascapacitiesasgenerallyasgreater?
a. Overastheasfront
b. Overastheasrear
c. Overastheasrightasside
d. Overastheasleftassideas-asANSWERasa.
1. Whatasactionasdoesasaassignalaspersonasintendastheasoperatorastoasperformasif,heasextendsas
hisasarmasatasshouaslderasheight,asmakesasaasfistaswithashisashand,asandassticksashis/herasthu
mbasup?
a. Boomasdown
b. Swing
c. Boomasup
d. Extendasboomas-asANSWERasc.
2. Whenashoistingaspersonnel,aswithinaswhataspercentageasofaslevelasmustasaastelescopicasboo
mascraneasbeasinasorderasforastheasgrossasratingsasinastheasloadaschartastoasremainasvalid?
a. 1%
b. 2%
c. 5%
d. 8%as-asANSWERasa.
3. Theasloadaslineasofastheascraneasyou'reasoperatingascontactsasanasenergizedaspowerasline.asT
here'sasnoassignasoasfasanyasotherasdanger,assuchasasasfire.asWhatasshouldasyouasdo?
a. Climbasdownascarefullyasfromastheascraneascab
b. Jumpasdown,asfeetastogether
c. Stayasinastheascabasuntilastheaslinesasareasde-energized
d. Getasasasfarasawayasfromastheascraneasasaspossibleas-asANSWERasc.
4. AccordingastoasOSHAas1926.1413,ashowasmanyasrandomlyasdistributedasbrokenaswiresasi
nasrotation-resistantasropeasareascauseasforasreplacementasofastheasrope?
a.as1asbrokenaswireasinas6asropeasdiameters
b.as2asbrokenaswiresasinas30asropeasdiameters
c.as3asbrokenaswiresasinasoneasstrandasinasoneaslay
,d.as2asbrokenaswiresasinas6asropeasdiametersas-asANSWERasd.
5. Whatasisastheasnetascapacityasofasaascraneasonasmainasboomasunlessastheasmanufacturerassta
tesasotherwise?
a. Theascapacityaslistedasinastheasloadaschartasminusastheasweightasofastheasriggingasandasallasatt
achments
b. Theascapacityaslistedasinastheasloadaschartasplusastheasweightasofastheasriggingasandasallasatta
chments
c. Theascapacityaslistedasinastheasloadaschartasminusastheasweightasofastheasriggingasandasallasat
tachmentsasnotasinasuse
d. Theascapacityaslistedasinastheasloadaschartasminusastheasweightasofastheasriggingasaloneas-
asANSWERasa.
6. Whatasmayashappenastoasaasproperlyasriggedasloadaswhenasliftedasoff,theasgroundasunlessast
heasoperatorastakasesasaccountasof,boomasdeflection?
a. Itascouldasswingasoutasawayasfromastheascrane
b. Itascouldasswingasinastowardsastheascrane
c. Itascouldasraiseasabsolutelyasvertically
d. Itascouldasshiftasinasitsasriggingas-asANSWERasa.
7. WhatasStandardasMethodashandassignalasisasbeingasillustrated?
a. Swing
b. Stop
c. EmergencyasStop
d. Travelas-asANSWERasa.
8. Whoasshouldasanasoperatorasrespondastoasaas"stop"assignalasfrom?
a. Appointedassignalaspersonasonly
b. Projectasmanagerasonly
c. Superintendentas only
d. Anyoneas-asANSWERasd.
, 9. Whichasareaasdoastruck,cranesaswithoutasaas5thasoutriggerasgenerallyashaveasnoasliftingascap
acityasunlessasthaseasmanufacturerasstatesasotherwise?
a. Theasside
b. Theasrear,
c. Theasfront
d. Theasoutriggersas-asANSWERasc.
10. Whatasisastheasdefinitionasofas"operatingasradius?"
a. Theasdistanceasfromastheasbaseasofastheasboomastoastheascenterasofastheasloadasb.asTheasdis
tanceasfromastheasfroasntasofastheascraneastoastheascenterasofasgravityasofastheasload
c. Theasdistanceasfromastheascenterasofasrotationasofastheascraneastoastheascenterasofastheasload
d. Theasdistanceasfromastheascenterasofasrotationasof,theascraneastoastheascenterasof,gravit
yasofastheasloadas-asANSWERasd.
11. Whatasappliesastoastheascapacitiesasbelowastheasboldaslineasshownasonasaasloadaschart?
a. Theyasareasbasedasonastheasstructuralasstrengthasofastheascrane
b. Theyasmustasnotasbeasused
c. Theyasareasbasedasonastheasstabilityasofastheascrane
d. Theyasshouldasonlyasbeasusedasif,theascraneasisassetasupasonasoutriggersas-asANSWERasc.
12. Inaswhichasquadrantasareasroughasterrainascraneascapacitiesasgenerallyasgreater?
a. Overastheasfront
b. Overastheasrear
c. Overastheasrightasside
d. Overastheasleftassideas-asANSWERasa.