NCCCO LBC

Operators of crawler-mounted lattice boom cranes, including those moving up from mobile cranes or coming into a crawler seat for the first time. Employers also use it to verify that an operator has demonstrated the knowledge and skills needed to run this crane type safely.

Expect four broad areas: site setup and inspection, crane operation and load handling, load charts and capacity determination, and safety standards and regulations. Load chart work - including deductions for jib, auxiliary head, and non-standard configurations - is usually the heaviest and most commonly missed content area.

CCO administers both written and practical exams across its operator programs, and practical testing is conducted at approved test sites with proctors. Confirm the specific LBC practical tasks, scoring, and equipment requirements in the current candidate handbook, since program pages and handbooks are periodically revised.

Those figures are set by CCO and published in the candidate handbook and exam specifications. They were not available from the program page at the time this guide was written, so look up the current LBC handbook on CCO's Handbooks & Forms page rather than relying on secondhand numbers.

CCO lists several written exam delivery options, including test center testing, online proctored testing, and event online testing arranged for groups. Which options are open to you depends on your location and employer or training provider, so check the exam options pages before you register.

Weak load chart work: misreading the correct chart for the boom and jib configuration, forgetting capacity deductions, or ignoring the notes and footnotes that limit the published values. Setup-related questions (ground bearing, leveling, boom assembly) and signal/rigging coordination questions are the next most frequent stumbling blocks.

Start with machine terminology and crane configuration so the load charts make sense, then work load charts until reading a chart is routine. Move on to setup, inspection, and ground conditions, and finish with operating practice, signaling, and the standards that govern crane work.

Certification periods and recertification requirements are set by CCO policy and are not stated on the pages retrieved for this guide. Review CCO's How to Recertify and Certification Policies pages, and track your expiration date through the myCCO portal, before your cycle ends.

Use CCO's Handbooks & Forms page for the current candidate handbook and exam outlines, and the Reference Materials and Training Providers Directory pages for study material and instruction. Third-party practice questions are useful for drilling load charts, but the handbook is the authority on exam content and rules.