OECP EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
⩥ When lifting near capacity with a crawler, the lowest ground pressure
between center pin and the load will be?
A. Over the front
B. Over the corner
C. Over the side
D. Over the rear. Answer: C. Over the side
⩥ A Truck mounted crane will generally have a higher capacity over
which quadrant?
A. Capacity is the same 360 degrees
B. Over the rear
C. Capacity is higher over the side
D. Over the front. Answer: B. Over the rear
⩥ When lifting from main boom with a 60' jib attached, a deduction
must be made for?
,A. Stowed jib
B. Fixed jib
C. Erected jib
D. Stored jib. Answer: C. Erected jib
⩥ During Tandem lifts, neither crane should be loaded more than?
A. 50%
B. 65%
C. 75%
D. 80%. Answer: C. 75%
⩥ A chocker has a vertical hitch capacity of 6,000 lbs with a 5:1 safety
factor. The actual capacity is?
A. 30,000 lbs
B. 11,000 lbs
C. 3,000 lbs
D. 6,000 lbs. Answer: D. 6,000 lbs
⩥ Mobile cranes are generally required to be level within?
,A. 1 degree
B. 1%
C. 1'
D. 1". Answer: B. 1%
⩥ A power line is rated 330kv, the closest a crane with 150' boom can
get without a spotter is?
A. 200'
B. 20'
C. 170'
D. 50'. Answer: C. 170'
⩥ ASME recommends, when hoisting personnel, line speeds of
A. No more than 100 f/m
B. No more than necessary
C. No more than 100 f/s
D. No speed recommendation. Answer: A. No more than 100 f/m
⩥ Rigging, custom hooks, clamps, spreader beams, etc. Shall be proof
tested to ______ of capacity
, A. 100%
B. 125%
C. 110%
D. 115%. Answer: B. 125%
⩥ Blocking under outrigger pads should be what size?
A. Equal to the pad
B. Three times larger than the pad
C. Smaller than the pad
D. Five times larger than the pad. Answer: B. Three times larger than the
pad
⩥ When a crane is out of level, the capacity reduction is greatest in
which configuration?
A. Short boom, minimum radius
B. Long boom, maximum radius
C. Short boom, maximum radius
D. Long boom, minimum radius. Answer: D. Long boom, Minimum
radius
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
⩥ When lifting near capacity with a crawler, the lowest ground pressure
between center pin and the load will be?
A. Over the front
B. Over the corner
C. Over the side
D. Over the rear. Answer: C. Over the side
⩥ A Truck mounted crane will generally have a higher capacity over
which quadrant?
A. Capacity is the same 360 degrees
B. Over the rear
C. Capacity is higher over the side
D. Over the front. Answer: B. Over the rear
⩥ When lifting from main boom with a 60' jib attached, a deduction
must be made for?
,A. Stowed jib
B. Fixed jib
C. Erected jib
D. Stored jib. Answer: C. Erected jib
⩥ During Tandem lifts, neither crane should be loaded more than?
A. 50%
B. 65%
C. 75%
D. 80%. Answer: C. 75%
⩥ A chocker has a vertical hitch capacity of 6,000 lbs with a 5:1 safety
factor. The actual capacity is?
A. 30,000 lbs
B. 11,000 lbs
C. 3,000 lbs
D. 6,000 lbs. Answer: D. 6,000 lbs
⩥ Mobile cranes are generally required to be level within?
,A. 1 degree
B. 1%
C. 1'
D. 1". Answer: B. 1%
⩥ A power line is rated 330kv, the closest a crane with 150' boom can
get without a spotter is?
A. 200'
B. 20'
C. 170'
D. 50'. Answer: C. 170'
⩥ ASME recommends, when hoisting personnel, line speeds of
A. No more than 100 f/m
B. No more than necessary
C. No more than 100 f/s
D. No speed recommendation. Answer: A. No more than 100 f/m
⩥ Rigging, custom hooks, clamps, spreader beams, etc. Shall be proof
tested to ______ of capacity
, A. 100%
B. 125%
C. 110%
D. 115%. Answer: B. 125%
⩥ Blocking under outrigger pads should be what size?
A. Equal to the pad
B. Three times larger than the pad
C. Smaller than the pad
D. Five times larger than the pad. Answer: B. Three times larger than the
pad
⩥ When a crane is out of level, the capacity reduction is greatest in
which configuration?
A. Short boom, minimum radius
B. Long boom, maximum radius
C. Short boom, maximum radius
D. Long boom, minimum radius. Answer: D. Long boom, Minimum
radius
