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.