TOWER CRANES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
2024/2025
Determine if this statement is true or false. Very few areas in either the United States or Canada
require certification to operate a tower crane.
False
Determine if this statement is true or false. Self - erecting tower cranes are easier to erect than a
conventional tower crane, but erection time takes longer.
False
How does the crane rotate with a fixed tower base?
Slewing ring beneath the jib
Determine if this statement is true or false. A mono type of tower can be either fixed or slewing.
True
What best describes a tower crane saddle jib?
Rolling trolley and supported by fixed pendant lines
What best describes a tower crane front luffing jib?
Stationary trolley and jib pivots at front of tower
, Determine if this statement is true or false. In general, tower cranes are designed to have the same
lifting capacity regardless of the jib length and load radius.
False
Determine if this statement is true or false. A tower crane only requires one identification plate. All
components are included in that one ID plate.
False
Determine if this statement is true or false. All tower cranes manufactured by a company will have a
common manufacturer's manual that is generic to all cranes made by that company.
False
Of the following, who must sign a tower crane log book?
- Operator
- Service mechanic
- Supervisor
- All of the above (answer)
What is the first step taken before erecting a tower crane?
Prepare a site plan
Determine if this statement is true or false. Because of the typically high operating heights, tower
crane operation is not affected by, and is therefore exempt from, powerline clearance regulations.
False
What method is often used to level and secure the tower structure being erected inside a building?
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
2024/2025
Determine if this statement is true or false. Very few areas in either the United States or Canada
require certification to operate a tower crane.
False
Determine if this statement is true or false. Self - erecting tower cranes are easier to erect than a
conventional tower crane, but erection time takes longer.
False
How does the crane rotate with a fixed tower base?
Slewing ring beneath the jib
Determine if this statement is true or false. A mono type of tower can be either fixed or slewing.
True
What best describes a tower crane saddle jib?
Rolling trolley and supported by fixed pendant lines
What best describes a tower crane front luffing jib?
Stationary trolley and jib pivots at front of tower
, Determine if this statement is true or false. In general, tower cranes are designed to have the same
lifting capacity regardless of the jib length and load radius.
False
Determine if this statement is true or false. A tower crane only requires one identification plate. All
components are included in that one ID plate.
False
Determine if this statement is true or false. All tower cranes manufactured by a company will have a
common manufacturer's manual that is generic to all cranes made by that company.
False
Of the following, who must sign a tower crane log book?
- Operator
- Service mechanic
- Supervisor
- All of the above (answer)
What is the first step taken before erecting a tower crane?
Prepare a site plan
Determine if this statement is true or false. Because of the typically high operating heights, tower
crane operation is not affected by, and is therefore exempt from, powerline clearance regulations.
False
What method is often used to level and secure the tower structure being erected inside a building?
