Crane Operator
Trade Description:
A Crane Operator operates and maintains specific types of cranes or draglines that lift, move, position, or place machinery, equipment and other large objects. This does not apply to equipment used exclusively for fire fighting. Operators use mobile cranes, boom trucks and tower cranes to lift, move, position, unload and reload materials and equipment at construction sites, on offshore oil rigs, in rail yards, docks and plants.
Construction companies, railways and industrial cargo-handling companies are major employers in the crane operator trades.
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Occupational Analyses:
| Mobile Crane Operator | National Occupational Analysis |
| Boom Truck Hoist Operator | Provincial Occupational Analysis |
| Tower Crane Operator | National Occupational Analysis |
Certifications:
| Mobile Crane Operator | Interprovincial - Red Seal |
| Boom Truck Hoist Operator | Provincial |
| Tower Crane Operator | Interprovincial - Red Seal |
Apprenticeship - Annual Requirements:
| Levels | Total Hours/Year (On-the-Job & Technical Training) |
Total Weeks/Year (Technical Training) |
Delivered By | |
| Mobile Crane Operator | 3 | 1,800 | 7-5-4 | RRC Polytech |
| Boom Truck Hoist Operator | 2 | 1,250 | 7-5 | RRC Polytech |
| Tower Crane Operator | 2 | 1,500 | 7-5 | RRC Polytech |
Training Standards:
| Mobile Crane Operator | |
| Level One |
Level Chart |
| Level Two |
NOA Subtask to Unit Comparison |
| Level Three |
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| Boom Truck Hoist Operator | |
| Level One |
Level Chart |
| Level Two |
POA Subtask to Unit Comparison |
| Tower Crane Operator | |
| Level One |
Level Chart |
| Level Two |
NOA Subtask to Unit Comparison |
Red Seal Exam Information
| Mobile Crane Operator | |
| Red Seal Exam Breakdown | Red Seal Exam Self-Assessment Guide |
| Sample Exams | Red Seal Exam Self-Assessment Guide(PDF) |
| Types of Exam Questions | Red Seal Exam Preparation Guide |
| Tower Crane Operator | |
| Red Seal Exam Breakdown | Red Seal Exam Self-Assessment Guide |
| Sample Exams | Red Seal Exam Self-Assessment Guide(PDF) |
| Types of Exam Questions | Red Seal Exam Preparation Guide |
Challenging the Exam - Trades Qualification:
| Mobile Crane Operator | ||
| Years of Experience | Hours Required | Additional Practical Exam Required |
| 4.5 | 7,650 | No |
| Employer Declaration | Employer Declaration (FR) Statutory Declaration | Statutory Declaration (FR) | ||
| Boom Truck Hoist Operator | ||
| Years of Experience | Hours Required | Additional Practical Exam Required |
| 3 | 3,750 | No |
| Employer Declaration | Employer Declaration (FR) Statutory Declaration | Statutory Declaration (FR) | ||
| Tower Crane Operator | ||
| Years of Experience | Hours Required | Additional Practical Exam Required |
| 3 | 4,500 | No |
| Employer Declaration | Employer Declaration (FR) Statutory Declaration | Statutory Declaration (FR) | ||