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CPCCLTC4001 – Licence to operate a tower crane

Master the skies with our Tower Crane (CT Class) course, covering the essential training required to safely and confidently plan, prepare, operate, and decommission a tower crane on site.
  • Prerequisite: No prerequisite for this course
  • Duration: 5 days
  • Assessment: Theory and Practical
  • Qualification: CPCCLTC4001 Licence to operate a tower crane

Our CT course details the understanding of:

  • Identifying overhead hazards, underground services, and ground stability factors.
  • Mastering load charts, radius calculations, and rigging configurations.
  • Establishing clear line-of-sight paths and exclusion zones.
  • Verifying the integrity of the mast, jib, counterweights, and pins.
  • Testing emergency stops, brakes, and hoist ropes.
  • Calibrating and testing anti-collision and overload warning systems.
  • Operating hoist, trolley, and slew functions smoothly.
  • Controlling swing and catching the load in varying weather conditions.
  • Placing the crane into weathervane mode to withstand high winds.
  • Following correct post-operational lock-out and tag-out procedures.
Assessment and Licensing
  • Assessments: Includes written theory, calculation tests, and practical hands-on tests.
  • Licence: Upon successful completion, you will receive a Statement of Attainment for CPCCLTC4001 and a Notice of Satisfactory Assessment (NSA) email for your SafeWork NSW High Risk Work Licence.
    • Once you receive your NSA, you have 60 days to obtain your SafeWork NSW Licence.
  • Requirements: Students must be physically capable of safely climbing vertical ladders up to, or exceeding heights of 20m. Must be 18+ years old, have adequate English literacy/numeracy, and have appropriate PPE (hard hat, steel cap boots, hi-vis).
    • If you have a fear of heights or uncontrolled vertigo, we do not recommend you attempt to complete this course.

Upcoming Workshops

There are currently no openings available for this course.
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