Written exams may be taken as either paper/pencil tests (PPT) or computer-based tests (CBT), as described under How to Test. The table below details the exams necessary for each Lift Director certification. To provide each candidate with a fair and standardized administration of the written examination(s), and to ensure the reliability and validity of the written examinations is maintained, it is not recommended that a candidate schedule written exams totaling more than six hours of testing time on the same day. The Lift Director-Tower Cranes Specialty Exam contains 15 questions that must be completed in 60 minutes. The Lift Director-Mobile Cranes Specialty Exam contains 15 questions that must be completed in 120 minutes. The Core Lift Director Exam contains 40 questions that must be completed in 60 minutes.

Similarly, those who are certified as Rigger Level II do not need to take the Rigger Level II written exam. Each candidate must also successfully pass the respective operator exam and/or the Rigger Level II exam however, currently CCO-certified operators are not required to take the corresponding operator exam, as long as they maintain their certification status in good standing. The Lift Director Written Examination consists of a Core Examination and Specialty Examinations for the Lift Director-Mobile Cranes and Lift Director-Tower Cranes certifications. Comply with NCCCO’s Substance Abuse Policy.Requirements for certification include the following: Visit How to Test for instructions on applying for and taking CCO Written Exams.Ĭomplete instructions and exam applications are also contained in the Candidate Handbook for each program.

These volunteers gave freely of their time and expertise with the primary goal of improving the quality of lift direction and promote additional training among lift directors.ĬCO Lift Director certification is available for the following designations: The NCCCO Lift Director Task Force that developed this certification program was made up of experts from all aspects of the crane industry-management, crane users, trainers, and safety supervisors-who together represent many thousands of hours of crane-related experience.

Welcome to the CCO Lift Director certification program.

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