NCCCO MOBILE CRANE Exam
Queastions and Answers 2025/2026
1. What may happen to a properly rigged load when lifted off the ground unless the operator takes
account of boom deflection?
a. It could swing out away from the crane
b. It could swing in towards the crane
c. It could raise absolutely vertically
d. It could shift in its rigging - SOLUTION-a.
2. What Standard Method hand signal is being illustrated?
,a. Swing
b. Stop
c. Emergency Stop
d. Travel - SOLUTION-a.
3. Who should an operator respond to a "stop" signal from?
a. Appointed signal person only
b. Project manager only
c. Superintendent only
d. Anyone - SOLUTION-d.
4. Which area do truck cranes without a 5th outrigger generally have no lifting capacity unless the
manufacturer states otherwise?
a. The side
b. The rear
c. The front
d. The outriggers - SOLUTION-c.
5. What is the definition of "operating radius?"
a. The distance from the base of the boom to the center of the load b. The distance from the front of the
crane to the center of gravity of the load
c. The distance from the center of rotation of the crane to the center of the load
d. The distance from the center of rotation of the crane to the center of gravity of the load - SOLUTION-
d.
6. What applies to the capacities below the bold line shown on a load chart?
a. They are based on the structural strength of the crane
b. They must not be used
, c. They are based on the stability of the crane
d. They should only be used if the crane is set up on outriggers - SOLUTION-c.
7. In which quadrant are rough terrain crane capacities generally greater? a.
Over the front
b. Over the rear
c. Over the right side
d. Over the left side - SOLUTION-a.
8. According to federal requirements, under what conditions is it okay for a person to ride the headache
ball?
a. When there is no other way to gain access
b. When the lift has been approved by an engineer
c. When other means would be more dangerous
d. It is never okay - SOLUTION-d.
9. By what percentage do most manufacturers require a crane's load chart capacity to be reduced by for
duty cycle operations such as high-volume concrete placement? a. 10%.
b. 15%.
c. 20%.
d. 30%. - SOLUTION-c.
10.which two points should the boom be measured?
a. From the base of the boom to the center of the boom tip sheave
b. From the boom hinge pins to the boom tip
c. From the boom hinge pins to the center of the boom tip sheaved. d. From the base of the boom to the
boom tip - SOLUTION-c.
11. What action does a signal person intend the operator to perform if he extends his arm at shoulder
height, makes a fist with his hand, and sticks his/her thumb up?
Queastions and Answers 2025/2026
1. What may happen to a properly rigged load when lifted off the ground unless the operator takes
account of boom deflection?
a. It could swing out away from the crane
b. It could swing in towards the crane
c. It could raise absolutely vertically
d. It could shift in its rigging - SOLUTION-a.
2. What Standard Method hand signal is being illustrated?
,a. Swing
b. Stop
c. Emergency Stop
d. Travel - SOLUTION-a.
3. Who should an operator respond to a "stop" signal from?
a. Appointed signal person only
b. Project manager only
c. Superintendent only
d. Anyone - SOLUTION-d.
4. Which area do truck cranes without a 5th outrigger generally have no lifting capacity unless the
manufacturer states otherwise?
a. The side
b. The rear
c. The front
d. The outriggers - SOLUTION-c.
5. What is the definition of "operating radius?"
a. The distance from the base of the boom to the center of the load b. The distance from the front of the
crane to the center of gravity of the load
c. The distance from the center of rotation of the crane to the center of the load
d. The distance from the center of rotation of the crane to the center of gravity of the load - SOLUTION-
d.
6. What applies to the capacities below the bold line shown on a load chart?
a. They are based on the structural strength of the crane
b. They must not be used
, c. They are based on the stability of the crane
d. They should only be used if the crane is set up on outriggers - SOLUTION-c.
7. In which quadrant are rough terrain crane capacities generally greater? a.
Over the front
b. Over the rear
c. Over the right side
d. Over the left side - SOLUTION-a.
8. According to federal requirements, under what conditions is it okay for a person to ride the headache
ball?
a. When there is no other way to gain access
b. When the lift has been approved by an engineer
c. When other means would be more dangerous
d. It is never okay - SOLUTION-d.
9. By what percentage do most manufacturers require a crane's load chart capacity to be reduced by for
duty cycle operations such as high-volume concrete placement? a. 10%.
b. 15%.
c. 20%.
d. 30%. - SOLUTION-c.
10.which two points should the boom be measured?
a. From the base of the boom to the center of the boom tip sheave
b. From the boom hinge pins to the boom tip
c. From the boom hinge pins to the center of the boom tip sheaved. d. From the base of the boom to the
boom tip - SOLUTION-c.
11. What action does a signal person intend the operator to perform if he extends his arm at shoulder
height, makes a fist with his hand, and sticks his/her thumb up?
