Advance Rigger Test – Questions And Correct
Answers 2026
What is meant by the term "two blocking"?
a. Placing blocks under the outrigger beams.
b. The load block contacts the boom point sheaves.
c. Stacking loads on top of one another.
d. The load strikes the boom while swinging. - correct answer -b. The load block contacts the boom
point sheaves.
Lifting 20,000 lbs with a 2-leg bridle sling at a 30° horizontal sling angle, what is the force applied to each
leg?
a. 10,000 pounds
b. 20,000 pounds
c. 30,000 pounds
d. 40,000 pounds - correct answer -b. 20,000 pounds
In multiple crane lifts using an equalizer beam, the weight of the beam should be considered:
a. Part of the crane boom
b. Part of the load weight
c. Part of the crane weight
d. A non-factor - correct answer -b. Part of the load weight
What is required if there is a deviation from the lift plan?
a. The supervisor's permission
b. The rigger's permission
c. A new lift plan
d. Mark ups on the existing lift plan - correct answer -c. A new lift plan
, Advance Rigger Test – Questions And Correct
Answers 2026
On level ground using skids and rollers, what percent of the weight of the load should yield the required
line pull as a general rule of thumb?
a. 2%
b. 5%
c. 10%
d. 20% - correct answer -b. 5%
All of the following are results of unbalanced reeving of the hook block EXCEPT:
a. Wear on the sheaves
b. Torque on the boom
c. Wear on the hook
d. Wear on the wire rope - correct answer -c. Wear on the hook
Before a spreader bar or beams can be used they MUST have been:
a. Repainted
b. Used before
c. Tested and approved
d. Upgraded from the previous job - correct answer -c. Tested and approved
When materials are being hoisted to an upper level, a tag line is used to:
a. Help raise the load
b. Help control the load
c. Stop the process
d. Stop material from falling - correct answer -b. Help control the load
Two cranes are lifting 100 tons. If crane A has 40% of the load, how much weight will crane B have on its
hook?
a. 60,000 lbs
Answers 2026
What is meant by the term "two blocking"?
a. Placing blocks under the outrigger beams.
b. The load block contacts the boom point sheaves.
c. Stacking loads on top of one another.
d. The load strikes the boom while swinging. - correct answer -b. The load block contacts the boom
point sheaves.
Lifting 20,000 lbs with a 2-leg bridle sling at a 30° horizontal sling angle, what is the force applied to each
leg?
a. 10,000 pounds
b. 20,000 pounds
c. 30,000 pounds
d. 40,000 pounds - correct answer -b. 20,000 pounds
In multiple crane lifts using an equalizer beam, the weight of the beam should be considered:
a. Part of the crane boom
b. Part of the load weight
c. Part of the crane weight
d. A non-factor - correct answer -b. Part of the load weight
What is required if there is a deviation from the lift plan?
a. The supervisor's permission
b. The rigger's permission
c. A new lift plan
d. Mark ups on the existing lift plan - correct answer -c. A new lift plan
, Advance Rigger Test – Questions And Correct
Answers 2026
On level ground using skids and rollers, what percent of the weight of the load should yield the required
line pull as a general rule of thumb?
a. 2%
b. 5%
c. 10%
d. 20% - correct answer -b. 5%
All of the following are results of unbalanced reeving of the hook block EXCEPT:
a. Wear on the sheaves
b. Torque on the boom
c. Wear on the hook
d. Wear on the wire rope - correct answer -c. Wear on the hook
Before a spreader bar or beams can be used they MUST have been:
a. Repainted
b. Used before
c. Tested and approved
d. Upgraded from the previous job - correct answer -c. Tested and approved
When materials are being hoisted to an upper level, a tag line is used to:
a. Help raise the load
b. Help control the load
c. Stop the process
d. Stop material from falling - correct answer -b. Help control the load
Two cranes are lifting 100 tons. If crane A has 40% of the load, how much weight will crane B have on its
hook?
a. 60,000 lbs
