Advanced Rigging Final Exam Study & Review Guide 2026 A+

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1) Because of its toughness, shackles for most overhead lifting are made from: -
CORRECT ANSWER-Forged steel

2) Which of the following is an incorrect statement about the shackle? - CORRECT
ANSWER-When using a shackle with a hook, body hung on the hook.

3) The space qbetween qthe qsling qor qchain qand qthe qload qcan qbecome qa: q-
qCORRECT qANSWER-Pinch qpoint q


4) The qmaximum qload qweight qthat qa qsling qis qdesigned qto qcarry qis qthe: q-
qCORRECT qANSWER-Rated qcapacity q


5) Which qhand qsignal qstandards qwere qdeveloped qfor quse qwith qmobile qand
qoverhead qcranes? q- qCORRECT qANSWER-ASME q


6) Most qalloy qsteel qchain qslings qcan qbe qused qin qtemperatures qup qto: q-
qCORRECT qANSWER-500°F q


7) Which qstyle qof qlifting qlug qis qused qfor qangular qloading qapplications? q-
qCORRECT qANSWER-Shouldered q


8) If qa qwire qrope qsling qappears qto qbe qdamaged, qthe qdecision qto qkeep qit qin
qservice qcan qonly qbe qmade qby qa: q- qCORRECT qANSWER-Qualified qperson q


9) Which qstyle qof qhook qis qdesigned qto qbe qused qon qalloy qchain qslings? q-
qCORRECT qANSWER-Grab qhook q


10) In qgeneral qindustry, qthe qmost qwidely qused qtype qof qshackle qthe qdesign: q-
qCORRECT qANSWER-Screw qpin q


11) To qlift qheavy qloads, qall qchain qhoists quse qa(n) q______ qsystem. q-
qCORRECT qANSWER-Gear q


12) To qcalculate qthe qtotal qsling qstress qapplied qduring qa qlift, qyou qneed qto qknow
qthe qtotal qweight qof qthe qload qand qthe: q- qCORRECT qANSWER-Angle qat qwhich
qthe qslings qwill qattach q


13) Which qtype qof qhitch qis qideal qfor qlifting qbundles qof qitems, qsuch qas qpipes? q-
qCORRECT qANSWER-Double-wrap qchoker qhitch q

, 14) Wire qrope qslings qmust qbe qinspected: q- qCORRECT qANSWER-Before qeach quse
q


15) A qdesignated qperson qmust qinspect qeyebolts qonce qeach: q- qCORRECT
qANSWER-Year q


16) Which qof qthe qfollowing qconsists qof qtwo qor qmore qslings qattached qto qthe qsame
qhook? q- qCORRECT qANSWER-Bridle qhitch q


17) Hand qsignals qare qused qto qcommunicate: q- qCORRECT qANSWER-Load
qnavigation qdirections q


18) Sling qstress qis qdoubled qat qa qhorizontal qsling qangle qof: q- qCORRECT
qANSWER-30 qdegrees q


19) When qa qtattle-tail qhas qbeen qpulled qin qthe qjacket, qthe qsling qhas qbeen q-
qCORRECT qANSWER-Overloaded q


20) Two qdouble-wrap qchoker qhitches qare qrecommended qwhen qlifting qa qload qlonger
qthan: q- qCORRECT qANSWER-12 qft q


21) A qnavigational qsignal qof qone qor qboth qarms qextended, qpalms qdown, qand
qretracted qin qrapid qmotion qindicates: q- qCORRECT qANSWER-Emergency qstop q


22) The qonly qperson qallowed qon qthe qlanding qzone qare? q- qCORRECT qANSWER-
Tag qline qtenders q

23) Chain qhoists qare qdesigned qfor: q- qCORRECT qANSWER-Vertical qlifts q

24) The qload qcapacity qof qa qsimple qblock qand qtackle qis qequal qto qthe qcapacity
qof qthe: q- qCORRECT qANSWER-Load qline q


25) Which qof qthe qfollowing qis qan qincorrect qstatement qabout qthe quse qof
qturnbuckles? q- qCORRECT qANSWER-The qworking qload qlimit qof qa qhook-end
qturnbuckle qis qgreater qthan qcomparably qsized qeye qand qeye qturnbuckles. q


26) The qtype qof qjack qthat qcan qonly qbe qused qto qraise qloads qunder q25
qtons qis qthe: q- qCORRECT qANSWER-Ratchet qjack q


27) The qknot qshown qin qthe qfigure qabove qis qa: q- qCORRECT qANSWER-Bowline q

28) metal qmesh qsling qshould qbe qdiscarded qif qabrasion qhas qcaused qa qreduction
qof qwire qdiameter qof: q- qCORRECT qANSWER-25 qpercent q


29) Tuggers qare qactually qpneumatically qoperated: q- qCORRECT qANSWER-Winches q

30) Chain qslings qrequire qa qthorough qperiodic qinspection qat qleast: q- qCORRECT