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NCCCO MOBILE CRANE EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED||
1. Which of the following is considered duty cycle work?
a. Pile- driving
b. Setting trusses
c. Clam - Shell digging
d Unloading trucks - ANSWER-c.
2. When doing cycle work, the load chart must be reduced by how
much?
a. 50%
b. 20%
c. 30%
d. none - ANSWER-b.
3. Which components are not parts of the boom?
a. Lacing
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b. Cords
c. Cross members
d. Heel pins - ANSWER-d.
4. Under which circumstance does OSHA permits hoisting of
personnel by crane?
a. As long as the prevailing wind speed is less than 35 mph
b. As long as there is no less hazardous or practicable way
c. As long as all personnel have CPR training
d. As long as no aerial work platform is available - ANSWER-b.
5. Unless the manufacturer states otherwise, what crane capacity
chart is appropriate when a crane is set up with 3 of its 4
outriggers extended and the fourth is retracted?
a. On-outrigger chart
b. On-rubber chart
c. On-outrigger chart minus 20%
d. On-rubber chart plus 20% - ANSWER-b.
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6. According to OSHA, while hoisting personnel, the total load
must not exceed what percentage of the crane's rated capacity?"
a. 45%
b. 50%
c. 75%
d. 85% - ANSWER-b.
7. When is side loading of crane booms permitted?
a. When the operator says it's OK
b. So long as no jib is installed
c. Only when the outriggers are fully extended
d. Only with freely suspended loads - ANSWER-d.
8. What is indicated if an operator makes two audible signals
when moving a crane?
a. He/she intends to stop
b. He/she intends to back up
c. He/she intends to go ahead
d. He/she intends to stop (emergency) - ANSWER-c.
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9. When may blocking (cribbing) be placed under outrigger
beams?
a. When beams cannot be extended all the way out
b. To increase capacity
c. To improve stability
d. Never - ANSWER-d.
10. What is the result of placing timber blocking under the tips of
the tracks on a crawler crane?
a. Decreases the permitted capacity of the crane
b. Makes the crane more stable
c. Reduces the capacity of the crane
d. Makes the crane less stable - ANSWER-b.
11. According to ASME, what percentage of the manufacturer's
crane rating must not be exceeded if a load test is done on a
repaired crane?
a. 110%
NCCCO MOBILE CRANE EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED||
1. Which of the following is considered duty cycle work?
a. Pile- driving
b. Setting trusses
c. Clam - Shell digging
d Unloading trucks - ANSWER-c.
2. When doing cycle work, the load chart must be reduced by how
much?
a. 50%
b. 20%
c. 30%
d. none - ANSWER-b.
3. Which components are not parts of the boom?
a. Lacing
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b. Cords
c. Cross members
d. Heel pins - ANSWER-d.
4. Under which circumstance does OSHA permits hoisting of
personnel by crane?
a. As long as the prevailing wind speed is less than 35 mph
b. As long as there is no less hazardous or practicable way
c. As long as all personnel have CPR training
d. As long as no aerial work platform is available - ANSWER-b.
5. Unless the manufacturer states otherwise, what crane capacity
chart is appropriate when a crane is set up with 3 of its 4
outriggers extended and the fourth is retracted?
a. On-outrigger chart
b. On-rubber chart
c. On-outrigger chart minus 20%
d. On-rubber chart plus 20% - ANSWER-b.
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6. According to OSHA, while hoisting personnel, the total load
must not exceed what percentage of the crane's rated capacity?"
a. 45%
b. 50%
c. 75%
d. 85% - ANSWER-b.
7. When is side loading of crane booms permitted?
a. When the operator says it's OK
b. So long as no jib is installed
c. Only when the outriggers are fully extended
d. Only with freely suspended loads - ANSWER-d.
8. What is indicated if an operator makes two audible signals
when moving a crane?
a. He/she intends to stop
b. He/she intends to back up
c. He/she intends to go ahead
d. He/she intends to stop (emergency) - ANSWER-c.
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9. When may blocking (cribbing) be placed under outrigger
beams?
a. When beams cannot be extended all the way out
b. To increase capacity
c. To improve stability
d. Never - ANSWER-d.
10. What is the result of placing timber blocking under the tips of
the tracks on a crawler crane?
a. Decreases the permitted capacity of the crane
b. Makes the crane more stable
c. Reduces the capacity of the crane
d. Makes the crane less stable - ANSWER-b.
11. According to ASME, what percentage of the manufacturer's
crane rating must not be exceeded if a load test is done on a
repaired crane?
a. 110%
