NCCCO CRANE CERTIFICATION TEST STUDY GUIDE
SIC UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
DistributeWoverWaWlargerWarea.W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
WhatWisWtheWpurposeWofWplacingWmatsWorWcribbingWunderWoutriggerWfloats?
Upperworks.W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-WhereWisWtheWbestWlocationWforWlevelingWaWcrane?
thereWisWnoWweightWofWtheWcraneWbearingWonWanyWtiresW-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
BeforeWlevelingWaWmobileWcraneWonWoutriggers,WanWoperatorWshouldWensure:
OperatingWaWmobileWcraneWwithWaWlongWboom,WonWunevenWground,WwhatWsupportWconditionWsh
ouldWbeWconsidered?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
KeepingWaW90°WangleWbetweenWcylinderWrodWandWpad.
OperatingWaWmobileWcraneWwithWaWlongWboom,WonWunevenWground,WwhatWsupportWconditionWsh
ouldWbeWconsidered?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-KeepingW90°WangleWbetweenWcylinderWrodWandWpad.
WhenWmayWblockingW(cribbing)WbeWplacedWunderWoutriggerWbeamsWonWmobileWcranes?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERS-NeverWapproved.
MobileWcranesWshouldWbeWlevelWtoWwithinWwhatWpercentWofWgrade?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-1%
TimberWcraneWmatsWworkWbestWwhenWtheyWare:W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-boltedWtogether.
,WhenWarrivingWinWtheWcraneWatWtheWjobWsite,WtheWoperatorWshouldWfirstWdetermineWtheWconditio
nWofWthe:W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-accessWroads.
WhatWsurfaceWlistedWbelowWwouldWNOTWbeWaWgoodWlocationWforWassemblyWorWsetupWofWaWmobil
eWcrane?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-AboveWundergroundWvaults.
EachWoutriggerWpadWandWitsWblockingWshouldWbeWsufficientWtoWsupport?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
TheWtotalWweightWofWtheWcraneWandWitsWload.
HowWdoesWhighWwindWaffectWaWmobileWcraneWwithWaWlongWboom?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
IntroducesWsideWloadWontoWtheWboom
WhenWisWtheWonlyWtimeWtheWoutriggerWbeamsWshouldWbeWlessWthanWfully
extended?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-TheWloadWchartWindicatesWthatWthisWisWallowed.
WhatWisWtheWprimaryWpurposeWforWaWroosterWsheaveWorWauxiliaryWboomWpointWsheave?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERS-SeparateWtheWloadWhoistWlines.
EccentricWmainWboomWtipWreevingWcausesWwhichWofWtheWfollowing:W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
twistingWofWtheWmainWboom.
WhichWtypeWofWwireWropeWlistedWbelowWisWinstalledWonWmostWcranes?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
RightWregularWlay.
TheWhoistWdrumWflangeWshallWextendWaWminimumWofW_______WoverWtheWtopWlayerWofWwireWropeW
atWallWtimesWwhileWcraneWisWinWoperation.W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-1/2Winch.
WhichWofWtheWfollowingWisWclassifiedWasWaWstandingWwireWrope?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
PendantWline.
, WhenWliftingWonWoutriggers,WtheWfloatsWorWpadsWshouldWalwaysWbe:W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
securedWtoWtheWoutriggersWcylinder.
HowWmanyWrandomlyWbrokenWwiresWinWaWlayWlengthWmustWthereWbeWonWaWmobileWcranesWhoistWli
ne,WbeforeWitWshouldWbeWremovedWfromWservice?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-6
WhatWisWtheWminimumWdesignWfactorWrequiredWforWaWrightWregularWlay,WboomWorWhoistWwireWrop
e?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-3.5
OnWaWmobileWcrane,WhowWmanyWbrokenWwiresWareWpermittedWatWtheWend
connectionWofWaWpendantWbeforeWitWmustWbeWtakenWoutWofWservice?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-1
TypeW1WrotationWresistantWhoistWwireWropeWhasWaWdesignWfactorWof:W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
5WtoW1
ItWisWimportantWtoWknowWwhenWlubricatingWcraneWhoistWwireWrope,WthatWtheWlubricantWmust:W-
WCORRECTWANSWERS-notWhinderWvisualWinspection.
HowWoftenWisWtheWcompetentWpersonWrequiredWtoWinspectWtheWrunningWwireWropesWonWaWmobile
Wcrane?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-EachWshift.
OnWmobileWcranes,WhowWmanyWbrokenWwiresWmustWbeWpresentWinWoneWstrandWofWoneWlayWforWru
nningWwireWropeWtoWbeWremovedWfromWservice?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-3
HowWmanyWrandomlyWdistributedWbrokenWwiresWinWrotation-
resistantWhoistWwireWropeWareWconsideredWforWreplacement?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
2WbrokenWwiresWinW6WropeWdiameters.
SIC UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
DistributeWoverWaWlargerWarea.W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
WhatWisWtheWpurposeWofWplacingWmatsWorWcribbingWunderWoutriggerWfloats?
Upperworks.W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-WhereWisWtheWbestWlocationWforWlevelingWaWcrane?
thereWisWnoWweightWofWtheWcraneWbearingWonWanyWtiresW-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
BeforeWlevelingWaWmobileWcraneWonWoutriggers,WanWoperatorWshouldWensure:
OperatingWaWmobileWcraneWwithWaWlongWboom,WonWunevenWground,WwhatWsupportWconditionWsh
ouldWbeWconsidered?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
KeepingWaW90°WangleWbetweenWcylinderWrodWandWpad.
OperatingWaWmobileWcraneWwithWaWlongWboom,WonWunevenWground,WwhatWsupportWconditionWsh
ouldWbeWconsidered?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-KeepingW90°WangleWbetweenWcylinderWrodWandWpad.
WhenWmayWblockingW(cribbing)WbeWplacedWunderWoutriggerWbeamsWonWmobileWcranes?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERS-NeverWapproved.
MobileWcranesWshouldWbeWlevelWtoWwithinWwhatWpercentWofWgrade?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-1%
TimberWcraneWmatsWworkWbestWwhenWtheyWare:W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-boltedWtogether.
,WhenWarrivingWinWtheWcraneWatWtheWjobWsite,WtheWoperatorWshouldWfirstWdetermineWtheWconditio
nWofWthe:W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-accessWroads.
WhatWsurfaceWlistedWbelowWwouldWNOTWbeWaWgoodWlocationWforWassemblyWorWsetupWofWaWmobil
eWcrane?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-AboveWundergroundWvaults.
EachWoutriggerWpadWandWitsWblockingWshouldWbeWsufficientWtoWsupport?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
TheWtotalWweightWofWtheWcraneWandWitsWload.
HowWdoesWhighWwindWaffectWaWmobileWcraneWwithWaWlongWboom?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
IntroducesWsideWloadWontoWtheWboom
WhenWisWtheWonlyWtimeWtheWoutriggerWbeamsWshouldWbeWlessWthanWfully
extended?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-TheWloadWchartWindicatesWthatWthisWisWallowed.
WhatWisWtheWprimaryWpurposeWforWaWroosterWsheaveWorWauxiliaryWboomWpointWsheave?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERS-SeparateWtheWloadWhoistWlines.
EccentricWmainWboomWtipWreevingWcausesWwhichWofWtheWfollowing:W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
twistingWofWtheWmainWboom.
WhichWtypeWofWwireWropeWlistedWbelowWisWinstalledWonWmostWcranes?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
RightWregularWlay.
TheWhoistWdrumWflangeWshallWextendWaWminimumWofW_______WoverWtheWtopWlayerWofWwireWropeW
atWallWtimesWwhileWcraneWisWinWoperation.W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-1/2Winch.
WhichWofWtheWfollowingWisWclassifiedWasWaWstandingWwireWrope?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
PendantWline.
, WhenWliftingWonWoutriggers,WtheWfloatsWorWpadsWshouldWalwaysWbe:W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
securedWtoWtheWoutriggersWcylinder.
HowWmanyWrandomlyWbrokenWwiresWinWaWlayWlengthWmustWthereWbeWonWaWmobileWcranesWhoistWli
ne,WbeforeWitWshouldWbeWremovedWfromWservice?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-6
WhatWisWtheWminimumWdesignWfactorWrequiredWforWaWrightWregularWlay,WboomWorWhoistWwireWrop
e?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-3.5
OnWaWmobileWcrane,WhowWmanyWbrokenWwiresWareWpermittedWatWtheWend
connectionWofWaWpendantWbeforeWitWmustWbeWtakenWoutWofWservice?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-1
TypeW1WrotationWresistantWhoistWwireWropeWhasWaWdesignWfactorWof:W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
5WtoW1
ItWisWimportantWtoWknowWwhenWlubricatingWcraneWhoistWwireWrope,WthatWtheWlubricantWmust:W-
WCORRECTWANSWERS-notWhinderWvisualWinspection.
HowWoftenWisWtheWcompetentWpersonWrequiredWtoWinspectWtheWrunningWwireWropesWonWaWmobile
Wcrane?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-EachWshift.
OnWmobileWcranes,WhowWmanyWbrokenWwiresWmustWbeWpresentWinWoneWstrandWofWoneWlayWforWru
nningWwireWropeWtoWbeWremovedWfromWservice?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-3
HowWmanyWrandomlyWdistributedWbrokenWwiresWinWrotation-
resistantWhoistWwireWropeWareWconsideredWforWreplacement?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
2WbrokenWwiresWinW6WropeWdiameters.