curriculum
The Mobile Crane Class 1 course is a comprehensive 320-hour program designed and approved by The International Union of Operating Engineers. It has a standardized curriculum for students to become apprentices and also those upgrading operating skills.
Course Cost: $12,500 CDN
Course Length: 8 weeks
Course schedule: click here
This program consists of 50% classroom training, and 50% field training/practical on hoisting equipment. It's based on the following four units of instruction:
Unit 1 - Technical Knowledge - 42 Hours
Unit 2 - Site - 16 Hours
Unit 3 - Load Charts - 66 Hours
Unit 4 - Operations - 36 Hours
Curriculum supplied for the participants consists of four binders with handouts, one IPT Crane & Rigging Training Manual and a copy of the Nova Scotia Occupational Health & Safety Act and Regulations. Each instructional unit is comprised of a number of modules, each which has safe work practices and regulations as part of the lectures and discussions.
Unit 1
- Definitions of Crane Terms
- Regulations and Responsibilities
- Mobile Cranes and their Components
- Mobile Crane Inspection
- Rigging Principals
- Hardware Used in Rigging
- Wire Rope Construction and Selection
- Wire Rope Inspection
- Principals of Leverage Used in Craning
- Using Operational Aids
- Principals of Power Flow for Mobile Cranes
Unit 2
- Principals of Mobile Crane Setup
- Preparing the Site for Crane Operations
- Planning a Lift
Unit 3
- Introduction to Load Charts
- Mathematics Used in Calculating Capacity
- Load Chart Development and Components
- Gross vs. net Capacity
- Calculating Capacities on Lattice Boom Cranes
- Calculating Capacities on Telescopic Boom Cranes
- Identifying Load Center of Gravity
- Understanding Range Diagrams
- Understanding Load Moment Indicators (LMI)
Unit 4
- Verifying the Weight of the Lift
- Multiple Crane and Complex Lifts
- Mobile Crane Communications
- Communicating with On Site Personnel
- Principals of Assembly and Disassembly
- Preparing Cranes for Transport
- Conditions Affecting Capacity
- Safe Operating Procedures
- Moving Mobile Cranes on Site
- Reeving Load Blocks
Tests are given on each module. Participants must achieve an average of 70% on the total of all module tests to successfully complete this course.
FIELD TRAINING
Field training consists of 4 modules that develop skills in the following areas:
Unit 1 - Familiarization with equipment - 20 Hours
Unit 2 - Basic Functions - 30 Hours
Unit 3 - Hoisting Equipment - 20 Hours
Unit 4 - Operating under Various Conditions - 90 Hours
Unit 1
- Identifying Various Equipment
- Load Chart and Logbook Locations and Information Movements
- Service Points on Machines
- Grease and Adjustment Points
Unit 2
- Complete Preoperational Inspection
- Start up Machine and Perform Basic Outrigger Operation
- Setup and Level Crane
Unit 3
- Handling Rigging
- Inspecting Slings and Shackles
- Rigging Various Shape Loads
- Signalling Crane Movements
Unit 4
- Compound Crane Movements
- Rigging and Hoisting Loads
- Precision Placement of Loads
- 2 Crane Lifts
Skill development is determined by a practical examination involving moving a load around a course within a specified time limit.