NCCCO Rigger Level II

It is one of the Rigger certifications in CCO's certification catalog, listed on the CCO site alongside Signalperson, Lift Director, and the crane operator programs. CCO is a nonprofit certification body operating since 1995. The detailed scope of Level II versus the entry rigger tier is defined in the current CCO Rigger handbook, which you should download and read before registering.

We could not verify this. The CCO Rigger program page returned a "Page Not Found" error when retrieved, and no item count or time limit appears on the pages that were available. Do not rely on numbers quoted in forums or older study guides. Pull the current Rigger candidate handbook from CCO's Handbooks & Forms page and use the figures printed there.

Unverified from the available source. CCO maintains a separate Exam Fees page and publishes passing standards in its candidate handbooks, but neither value could be confirmed here. Check the Exam Fees page and the Rigger handbook directly, and confirm the fee for the specific delivery method you choose, since pricing can differ between test center and online proctored administration.

CCO's site lists three written exam routes: Online Proctored Testing, Test Center Testing, and Event Online Testing, which is typically arranged for a group at an employer or training site. Each has its own scheduling and proctoring requirements described on the corresponding CCO page. Pick the route that matches your equipment, your location, and your employer's scheduling needs.

CCO does administer practical exams for several programs and publishes a separate How to Test: Practical Exams page plus a directory of practical exam proctors for hire. Whether Level II requires a practical, and what tasks it contains, could not be confirmed from the retrieved pages. Verify in the Rigger handbook before you budget time or travel for a practical session.

No published pass rate was available. In practice, rigging exams tend to punish candidates who memorize hardware capacities without understanding how sling angle, tension, center of gravity, and hitch type change the load on each leg. Reading the question stem carefully also matters, because many items hinge on one word such as "minimum," "maximum," or "not."

Start with the official content outline in the handbook so your effort tracks the actual blueprint rather than a generic rigging textbook. Then work through rigging hardware and sling identification, inspection and removal-from-service criteria, hitch and sling-angle calculations, load weight and center-of-gravity estimation, and finally signaling and load control. Finish with practice questions under timed conditions.

CCO maintains a Training Providers Directory, a Reference Materials page, and a Handbooks & Forms page under its Resources section, plus a stated policy on training and certification. Note that CCO certifies knowledge and skills; it does not itself deliver training. Use the directory to find providers, then confirm the provider covers the current edition of the exam outline.

Retake rules and recertification intervals are set out in CCO's certification policies and its How to Recertify page, but the specific Rigger Level II terms could not be verified from the retrieved source. Read both pages plus the handbook before assuming a waiting period, a retake fee, or a recertification window. Recertification usually requires action before your card expires.

CCO provides a Verify CCO Online (VCO) system and publishes certification designation codes so employers can check status and read the codes printed on a certification card. Your certification record is tied to the myCCO portal, which you also use for registration and for updating contact information when it changes.