C6 – 60 tonne Slewing Crane Course Outline
Aims and outcomes
This course aims to ensure successful candidates can safely and competently operate a slewing crane up to 60t capacity on site. On completion of the course participants will be able to perform pre-operational checks; set-up and operate the crane competently; shut down and dismantle and perform various operations competently.
Pre-Requisite
It is desirable that participants hold a Dogging High Risk Licence. Licence applicants must be 18 years ofage and be physically capable of performing the tasks of a slewing crane operator. A basic level of English and a moderate understanding of mathematics will also be required.
Course Content
The slewing crane up to 60t operator course is mapped to the Nationally Recognised unit of competency:
TLILIC0023 Licence to Operate a Slewing Mobile Crane up to 60t.
- Legislation, Australian Standards, National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work, codes of practice and company lifting procedures.
- Company risk management procedures and crane risk control
- Emergency response procedures incl. Case Studies, alarms, limits
- Crane type and its capacity
- Inspection of lifting gear
- Safe use of all lifting gear - correct reeving, angle factors, determine correct capacity of lifting gear
- Calculate area; calculate volume; use other means of establishing load mass
- Crane set up requirements, ground bearing capacities, outrigger pad calculations
- Pre-operational checks, log book, load chart and its use; areas of operation as per load chart; structural and stability areas; Australian Standards 2550 & 1418; signals as per Australian Standards
- Operate crane to manufacturers requirements; lift and move loads as directed by dogman/rigger/banksman, follow signals given by dogman/rigger/banksman, shut down and make crane safe.
- Shut Down and secure site, all lifting gear to be inspected; crane to be inspected and any problems entered into Log Book.
Certification
Successful candidates will be awarded the Nationally Recognised unit of competency, TLILIC0023 Licence to Operate a Slewing Mobile Crane up to 60t recognised within the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). A Licence to Perform High Risk Work, class C6 will also be issued upon application to Worksafe Tasmania
Duration
32 hours conducted over 4 days.
Maximum Participants
6 persons
Cost
POA