NCCCO Lift Director Certification Exam Practice
Questions And Correct Answers (Verified Answers)
Plus Rationales 2026 Q&A update
Operating a mobile crane with a long boom, on uneven ground, what support condition
should be considered? - Keeping a 90° angle between cylinder rod and pad.
Operating a mobile crane with a long boom, on uneven ground, what support condition
should be considered? - Keeping 90° angle between cylinder rod and pad.
When may blocking (cribbing) be placed under outrigger beams on mobile cranes? -
Never approved.
Mobile cranes should be level to within what percent of grade? - 1%
Timber crane mats work best when they are: - bolted together.
When arriving in the crane at the job site, the operator should first determine the
condition of the: - access roads.
What surface listed below would NOT be a good location for assembly or setup of a
mobile crane? - Above underground vaults.
Each outrigger pad and its blocking should be sufficient to support? - The total weight of
the crane and its load.
How does high wind affect a mobile crane with a long boom? - Introduces side load onto
the boom
, When is the only time the outrigger beams should be less
Distribute over a larger area. - What is the purpose of placing mats or cribbing under
outrigger floats?
Upperworks. - Where is the best location for leveling a crane?
there is no weight of the crane bearing on any tires - Before leveling a mobile crane on
outriggers, an operator should ensure:
than fully
extended? - The load chart indicates that this is allowed.
What is the primary purpose for a rooster sheave or auxiliary boom point sheave? -
Separate the load hoist lines.
Eccentric main boom tip reeving causes which of the following: - twisting of the main
boom.
Which type of wire rope listed below is installed on most cranes? - Right regular lay.
The hoist drum flange shall extend a minimum of _______ over the top layer of wire
rope at all times while crane is in operation. - 1/2 inch.
Which of the following is classified as a standing wire rope? - Pendant line.
When lifting on outriggers, the floats or pads should always be: - secured to the
outriggers cylinder.
How many randomly broken wires in a lay length must there be on a mobile cranes
hoist line, before it should be removed from service? - 6
What is the minimum design factor required for a right regular lay, boom or hoist wire
rope? - 3.5
On a mobile crane, how many broken wires are permitted at the end
connection of a pendant before it must be taken out of service? - 1
Type 1 rotation resistant hoist wire rope has a design factor of: - 5 to 1
It is important to know when lubricating crane hoist wire rope, that the lubricant must: -
not hinder visual inspection.
Questions And Correct Answers (Verified Answers)
Plus Rationales 2026 Q&A update
Operating a mobile crane with a long boom, on uneven ground, what support condition
should be considered? - Keeping a 90° angle between cylinder rod and pad.
Operating a mobile crane with a long boom, on uneven ground, what support condition
should be considered? - Keeping 90° angle between cylinder rod and pad.
When may blocking (cribbing) be placed under outrigger beams on mobile cranes? -
Never approved.
Mobile cranes should be level to within what percent of grade? - 1%
Timber crane mats work best when they are: - bolted together.
When arriving in the crane at the job site, the operator should first determine the
condition of the: - access roads.
What surface listed below would NOT be a good location for assembly or setup of a
mobile crane? - Above underground vaults.
Each outrigger pad and its blocking should be sufficient to support? - The total weight of
the crane and its load.
How does high wind affect a mobile crane with a long boom? - Introduces side load onto
the boom
, When is the only time the outrigger beams should be less
Distribute over a larger area. - What is the purpose of placing mats or cribbing under
outrigger floats?
Upperworks. - Where is the best location for leveling a crane?
there is no weight of the crane bearing on any tires - Before leveling a mobile crane on
outriggers, an operator should ensure:
than fully
extended? - The load chart indicates that this is allowed.
What is the primary purpose for a rooster sheave or auxiliary boom point sheave? -
Separate the load hoist lines.
Eccentric main boom tip reeving causes which of the following: - twisting of the main
boom.
Which type of wire rope listed below is installed on most cranes? - Right regular lay.
The hoist drum flange shall extend a minimum of _______ over the top layer of wire
rope at all times while crane is in operation. - 1/2 inch.
Which of the following is classified as a standing wire rope? - Pendant line.
When lifting on outriggers, the floats or pads should always be: - secured to the
outriggers cylinder.
How many randomly broken wires in a lay length must there be on a mobile cranes
hoist line, before it should be removed from service? - 6
What is the minimum design factor required for a right regular lay, boom or hoist wire
rope? - 3.5
On a mobile crane, how many broken wires are permitted at the end
connection of a pendant before it must be taken out of service? - 1
Type 1 rotation resistant hoist wire rope has a design factor of: - 5 to 1
It is important to know when lubricating crane hoist wire rope, that the lubricant must: -
not hinder visual inspection.
