NCCCO Core Test Questions 2026 | Crane Operator Certification Practice Exam & Study Guide

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1. 8.),./When,./picking,./on,./rubber,,./what,./happens?:,./d.),./Boom,./angle,./decreases.
2. 9.), . / When, . / considering, . / the, . / suspension, . / system, . / for, . / a, . / personnel, . / platfor
m,, . / ac-cording,./to,./ASME,./B30.23,./what,./is,./not,./permitted?:,./b.),./Nylon,./or,./synthetic,./slings.
3. 10.), . / According, . / to, . / OSHA,, . / who, . / is, . / responsible, . / to, . / notify, . / the, . / user, . / of, . / t
he, . / crane,./and,./the,./crane,./operator,./of,./any,./underground,./hazards?:,./b.),./the,./site,./cont
rolling,./entity.
4. 11.),./Who,./is,./responsible,./to,./do,./the,./shift,./inspection,./on,./a,./crane?:,./d.),./a,./competent,./
person.
5. 12.), . / The, . / load, . / chart, . / capacities, . / are, . / based, . / on, . / either, . / structural, . / integrity, . /
or?:, . / d.),./Stability.
6. 13.), . / Referencing, . / the, . / picture, . / to, . / the, . / right,, . / what, . / is, . / the, . / hand, . / si
gnal?:, . / d,./boom.




7. 14.), . / What, . / hand, . / signal, . / does, . / a, . / signal, . / person, . / want, . / the, . / operator, . / to, . /
perform,./when, . / he, . / has, . / his, . / arm, . / extended, . / thumb, . / pointing, . / up, . / and, . / his, . / i
ndex, . / fingers,./opening,./and,./closing?:,./c.),./Boom,./up,./and,./lower,./the,./load.
8. 15.), . / When, . / is, . / it, . / acceptable, . / for, . / an, . / operator, . / to, . / leave, . / the, . / cab, . / of, . / a, . / crane, . / w
ith
a,./load,./suspended?:,./b.),./Barricades,./or,./caution,./lines,,./and,./notices,,./are,./erected,./to,./prevent,./all,./employees,./from,
./entering,./the,./fall,./zone,./and,./where,./the,./weight,./of,./the,./working,./gear,./is,./negligible,./relative,./to,./the,./lifting,./capacity,./an


d,./is,./suspended,./over,./an,./area,./other,./than,./an,./entrance,./or,./exit.
9. 16.),./ As,./ you,./boom,./down,,./leverage,./on,./a,./crane,./ will...:,./b.),./Increase.
10. 17.), . / Who, . / ensures, . / the, . / area, . / where, . / the, . / crane, . / will, . / be, . / set, . / up, . / is, . / ad
equately,./prepared?:,./b.),./The,./site,./supervisor.
11. 18.), . / Where, . / would, . / the, . / greatest, . / ground, . / pressure, . / by, . / when, . / conside
ring, . / a,./crawler,./crane?:,./c.),./Boom,./over,./the,./corner.
12. 19.),./What,./is,./the,./reason,./crane,./manufacturer's,./require,./a,./reduction,./in,./capacity,
./when,./doing,./duty,./cycle,./work?:,./d.),./Because,./of,./the,./more,./than,./normal,./side,./loading,./that,./can,./be,./


applied,./when,./doing,./duty,./cycle,./work.
13. 20.),./What,./is,./the,./definition,./of,./radius?:, . / b.),./Horizontal,./distance,./from,./the,./center,./swing,./circle,./t

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o,./the,./center,./of,./gravity,./on,./the,./load.

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14. 21.),./According,./to,./OSHA,./and,./ASME,,./what,./is,./the,./minimum,./amount,./of,./wrap
s,./that,./must,./remain,./on,./a,./grooved,./or,./smooth,./hoist,./or,./boom,./hoist,./drum?:,./a.),
./2


15. 22.),./What,./is,./the,./percentage,./of,./a,./vertical,./basket,./hitch,./capacity,./to,./that,./o
f,./a,./vertical,./hitch,./capacity?:,./d.),./200%
16. 23.), . / The, . / load, . / line, . / of, . / the, . / crane, . / you, . / are, . / operating, . / comes, . / in, . / contac
t, . / with, . / an,./overhead, . / power, . / line., . / There, . / are, . / no, . / signs, . / of, . / danger,, . / such, . / a
s, . / fire., . / In, . / this, . / case,./you,./should?:,./d.),./Stay,./in,./the,./cab,./and,./try,./to,./break,./contact,./with,./the,./power,.
/line,./in,./a,./reverse,./motion,./that,./caused,./the,./accident.


17. 24.),./How,./is,./boom,./length,./measured?:,./d.),./Boom,./pivot,./pin,./to,./the,./center,./of,./the,./boom,./tip,./sheave.
18. 25.), . / When, . / lifting, . / a, . / heavy, . / load, . / off, . / the, . / ground,, . / what, . / will, . / the, . / loa
d, . / tend, . / to,./do?:,./a.),./Swing,./away,./from,./the,./crane.
19. 26.),./When,./rigging,./2,./slings,./into,./a,./shackle;:,./b.),./Pin,./must,./be,./placed,./in,./the,./hook.
20. 27.), . / What, . / do, . / you, . / call, . / the, . / lower, . / part, . / of, . / the, . / crawler, . / crane, . / below, . / th
e, . / slewing,./gear?:,./a.),./Carbody/Track,./frame
21. 28.),./"Working,./radius",./is,./defined,./as,./the,./distance,./from,./the::,./d.),./Center,./of,./rotation,./of
,./the,./crane,./to,./the,./center,./of,./gravity,./of,./the,./load.


22. 29.),./What,./are,./the,./capacities,./of,./the,./load,./chart,./based,./on?:,./b.),./The,./line,./load,./being,./with
in,./1%,./level.
23. 30.),./When,./are,./you,./authorized,./to,./re-
rate,./a,./crane?:,./a.),./With,./the,./manufacturer's,./or,./a,./qualified,./person,./permission.
24. 31.),./When,./doing,./duty,./cycle,./work,,./unless,./the,./manufacturer,./states,./otherwise,,./
what,./reduction,./capacity,./is,./generally,./recommended?:,./c.),./20%
25. 32.), . / What, . / would, . / be, . / considered, . / the, . / correct, . / way, . / to, . / place, . / cribbing, . / u
nder, . / an,./outrigger,./float?:,./a.),./With,./the,./cribbing,./pieces,./close,./together.
26. 33.),./What,./is,./the,./purpose,./of,./the,./holding,./valve,./on,./an,./outrigger,./jack,./cylinder?-
:,. / b.),./It,./locks,./the,./hydraulic,./oil,./in,./the,./cylinder,./in,./the,./event,./of,./a,./hose,./rupture.
27. 34.), . / What, . / is, . / the, . / minimum, . / distance, . / the, . / counter, . / weight, . / needs, . / to, . / be
, . / from, . / a,./wall,./or,./any,./solid,./structure?:,./c.),./Minimum,./of,./2,./feet.


28. 35.), . / On, . / wheel, . / mounted, . / cranes,, . / the, . / required, . / distance, . / to, . / stop, . / at, . /
15, . / mph,./is::,./d.),./32,./ft.