Mobile Slewing Crane Licence – Up to 60 tonnes – C6

Key topics included in the C6 Mobile Slewing Crane Learning includes:

Working Safely

Lift planning

• Traffic Management Requirements
• Identify Hazards to Control Risks
• Consulting with Other Workers about Hazards and Risks
• Assess Risks & Control Hazards
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Working Near Power Lines
• Task-Specific Control Strategies
• Apply Hazard Control Measures
• Lighting the Work Area
• Monitor Weather Conditions
• Check the Path of Movement
• Communications.
• Load Assessment
• Common Loads

Choose the Right Crane for the Job

• Crane and Equipment Checks
• Pre-Start Checks
• Boom Checks
• Tyres
• Lifting Hook
• Sheaves
• Drums
• Boom Paw
• Lifting Equipment
• Locate and Identify Controls
• Check the Crane Logbook

Start the Crane

• Check the Crane Safety Devices
• Operational Checks. Check Communication Equipment & Report Faults
• Check Ground Conditions
• Drive the Crane to the Work Area
• Position the Crane for Work
• Outriggers/Stabilisers
• Packing
• Calculating the Required Size of Packing
• Configure the Crane
• Boom Configuration
• Fly Jib
• Counterweights
• Input Computer Data
• Test Communication Equipment
• Determine Crane Capacity
• Factors that Affect the Amount a Crane Can Lift
• Crane Capacity Calculations
• Review Work Plans and Information
• Position the Crane Hook
• Conduct a Test Lift
• Follow Communication Signals

Operate the Crane

• Crane Movements
• Lifting Personnel.
• Using Taglines
• Monitor the Movement of the Load
• Review the Route of Travel .
• Configure the Crane to Mobile Loads
• Mobile the Load
• Mobiling Loads on Slopes or Inclines
• Land the Load
• Unplanned and Unsafe Situations
• Crane Malfunctioning
• Problem with a Limiting Device
• Abnormal Noises and Vibrations .
• Problem with the Crane’s Computer or Visual Display
• Unstable Crane or Load
• Contact with Power Lines and Other Electrical Emergencies

Workplace Emergencies

• Emergency Response
• Reporting an Emergency
• First Aid

Conclude Operations

• Leaving a Crane Unattended Overnight
• Packing Up the Crane .
• Stow and Secure the Crane Boom/Jib
• Apply Motion Locks and Brakes
• Stow and Secure Plates and Packing
• Preparing the Crane for Travel

Travel to Shutdown Site

• Shutting Down and Securing the Crane
• Conduct Post-Operational Checks
• Record and Report Damage and Defects

Applying for a Licence to Operate a Mobile Slewing Crane (C6) Up to 60t – Important Information

It is important you understand that this licence-focused training itself does not give you your high risk licence. However, assuming you pass your mobile-slewing Crane assessment (up to 60t) you have 60 days to apply (and be assessed) for your high risk work licence.

Perth High Risk Licence Applications Additional Support Options Available for Perth-based applicants:

•  OPTION 1 – New Licence – New HRWL Application Fee – $90 (GST Free) + Processing Fee – $49 + GST + Passport Photos – $10 + GST
• OPTION 2 – Existing Licence / Update – Existing HRWL Application Fee – $45.10 (GST Free) + Processing Fee – $49 + GST
• OPTION 3 – You opt to apply for your licence directly – no additional fees apply.  

Currently, you have to renew your licence within 12 months of its expiry otherwise your high risk work licence can’t be renewed, you will have to repeat this training course and re-apply for your licence or re-enrol in the course again and be supervised by somebody who has a current licence for the same class.

Upon successful completion of this C6 Crane course, a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment for the following unit of competency will be issued by Harness Energy RTO 45021:

TLILIC0023 Licence to operate a slewing mobile crane (up to 60 tonnes)

Competence in this unit does not in itself result in a licence. Participants are only eligible to apply for a High Risk Work Licence in the specific state or territory where they have:

• Completed their training, and
• Are eighteen (18) years of age, and
• Have completed the minimum logbook hours or training record, and
• Have passed the mandated national assessment instrument, and
• Have met any other state or territory work health and safety (WHS) criteria.

A licensing fee is payable to the relevant state or territory jurisdiction for those students wishing to apply for a High Risk Work Licence (class C6).