NCCCO LATEST EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS PDF 2026
▶ 24. When is side loading of crane booms permitted?
a. When the operator says it's OK
b. So long as no jib is installed
c. Only when the outriggers are fully extended
d. Only with freely suspended loads. Answer: d.
▶ 25. What is indicated if an operator makes two audible signals when
moving a crane?
a. He/she intends to stop
b. He/she intends to back up
c. He/she intends to go ahead
d. He/she intends to stop (emergency). Answer: c.
▶ 26. When may blocking (cribbing) be placed under outrigger beams?
a. When beams cannot be extended all the way out
b. To increase capacity
c. To improve stability
d. Never. Answer: d.
▶ 27. What is the result of placing timber blocking under the tips of the
tracks on a crawler crane?
a. Decreases the permitted capacity of the crane
b. Makes the crane more stable
c. Reduces the capacity of the crane
d. Makes the crane less stable. Answer: b.
▶ 28. According to ASME, what percentage of the manufacturer's crane
rating must not be exceeded if a load test is done on a repaired crane?
a. 110%
b. 100%
c. 85%
d. 75%. Answer: b.
, ▶ 29. Where is the tipping axis of a crawler crane located?
a. It is always at the centerline of the idler or sprocket
b. It depends if the idler or sprocket are in line or offset from the track
rollers
c. It is through the centerline of the crane cab
d. It is through the boom butt section. Answer: b.
▶ 30. What should be done with materials placed under overhead
energized power lines?
a. Be dragged out
b. Be lifted as normal
c. Not be lifted by crane
d. Handled with extra care. Answer: c.
▶ What standard method hand signal is being illustrated?
a. Boom up
b. Boom down
c. Retract boom
d. Hoist. Answer: c.
▶ 32. Where should the crane's outrigger pads or tracks be placed when
working at ground floor level near a cellar wall?
a. As close as possible to the wall
b. At least as far back as the depth of the wall below ground
c. At a distance at least half the depth of the cellar wall below ground d.
Anywhere, since the wall is unaffected by the weight of the crane. Answer:
b.
▶ 33. How should the wheels of a crane be positioned when it is set up for
working on outriggers?
a. Just touching the ground
b. As high as possible off the ground
c. Just high enough off the ground to relieve the tires of crane weight d.
Firmly on the ground to support the crane. Answer: c.
▶ 34. What happens to ground bearing pressure if you move a crawler
crane from soft ground to harder ground?
a. It increases
b. It decreases by a third
AND ANSWERS PDF 2026
▶ 24. When is side loading of crane booms permitted?
a. When the operator says it's OK
b. So long as no jib is installed
c. Only when the outriggers are fully extended
d. Only with freely suspended loads. Answer: d.
▶ 25. What is indicated if an operator makes two audible signals when
moving a crane?
a. He/she intends to stop
b. He/she intends to back up
c. He/she intends to go ahead
d. He/she intends to stop (emergency). Answer: c.
▶ 26. When may blocking (cribbing) be placed under outrigger beams?
a. When beams cannot be extended all the way out
b. To increase capacity
c. To improve stability
d. Never. Answer: d.
▶ 27. What is the result of placing timber blocking under the tips of the
tracks on a crawler crane?
a. Decreases the permitted capacity of the crane
b. Makes the crane more stable
c. Reduces the capacity of the crane
d. Makes the crane less stable. Answer: b.
▶ 28. According to ASME, what percentage of the manufacturer's crane
rating must not be exceeded if a load test is done on a repaired crane?
a. 110%
b. 100%
c. 85%
d. 75%. Answer: b.
, ▶ 29. Where is the tipping axis of a crawler crane located?
a. It is always at the centerline of the idler or sprocket
b. It depends if the idler or sprocket are in line or offset from the track
rollers
c. It is through the centerline of the crane cab
d. It is through the boom butt section. Answer: b.
▶ 30. What should be done with materials placed under overhead
energized power lines?
a. Be dragged out
b. Be lifted as normal
c. Not be lifted by crane
d. Handled with extra care. Answer: c.
▶ What standard method hand signal is being illustrated?
a. Boom up
b. Boom down
c. Retract boom
d. Hoist. Answer: c.
▶ 32. Where should the crane's outrigger pads or tracks be placed when
working at ground floor level near a cellar wall?
a. As close as possible to the wall
b. At least as far back as the depth of the wall below ground
c. At a distance at least half the depth of the cellar wall below ground d.
Anywhere, since the wall is unaffected by the weight of the crane. Answer:
b.
▶ 33. How should the wheels of a crane be positioned when it is set up for
working on outriggers?
a. Just touching the ground
b. As high as possible off the ground
c. Just high enough off the ground to relieve the tires of crane weight d.
Firmly on the ground to support the crane. Answer: c.
▶ 34. What happens to ground bearing pressure if you move a crawler
crane from soft ground to harder ground?
a. It increases
b. It decreases by a third
