Licence To Operate A Vehicle Loading Crane

This vehicle loading crane (VLC) course is designed to ensure that participants have the skills and knowledge required to operate a vehicle loading crane with a capacity of 10 metre tonnes or more.

Mounted on a vehicle for the principle purpose of loading and unloading such a vehicle, including the application of load estimation and slinging techniques to move a load, for licensing purposes. 

VLC’s are also known as truck cranes (or crane trucks), truck mounted cranes or Hiab crane truck, a popular manufacturer of VLC’s.

Why Train With Us?

 With 8 cranes on a site including a brand new UNIC truck crane mounted on a Hino prime mover and expert crane operators as your trainers, we know a thing or 2 about cranes. Located at Stapylton, halfway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast off the M1, Yatala North exit.

Truck Crane Course Overview

This course requires the operator to plan the work, conduct routine checks, set up crane, transfer loads, mobile loads and shut down and secure the crane.

Competence in this unit, does not in itself result in a High-Risk Work Licence to operate this plant. A student must successfully complete the National Assessment Instrument (NAI)(which is the mandated assessment for the HRWL to operate the relevant licencing class as detailed in this unit) and be issued with an AS1.

Vehicle Loading Crane Ticket Application

This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to safely operate a vehicle loading crane with a Maximum Rated Capacity (MRC) of 10 metre tonnes or more. Competence in this unit, does not in itself result in a High-Risk Work Licence (HRWL) to operate this plant.

Vehicle loading crane means a crane mounted on a vehicle for loading and unloading the vehicle.

A person undertaking this unit must hold:

• A current National HRWL to perform dogging or a current certification for a specific VET course for HRWL to perform dogging that has been issued by, or on behalf of a WHS Regulator.

A person performing this work is required to hold a vehicle loading crane HRWL.

Performance Criteria

• Conduct routine checks

• Set up crane

• Transfer loads

• Shut down and secure crane

Vehicle Loading Crane Course Outline

• Operate a vehicle loading crane

• Use of lifting equipment and basic slinging techniques suitable for the loads to be loaded/unloaded as defined by workplace procedures

• Apply risk assessment and hazard control strategies

• Use and interpret crane manufacturer's specifications and data

• Verify problems and equipment faults and demonstrate appropriate response procedures

• Appropriate mathematical procedures for estimation of loads

• Assessment of ground conditions

• Awareness of the boom/jib movements

• WHS legislation, standards and codes of practice

• Use of lifting equipment and basic slinging techniques suitable for the loads to be loaded/unloaded as defined by workplace procedures

• Understanding of the hierarchy of hazard identification and control

• Organisational and workplace standards, requirements, policies and procedures

• Procedures for the recording, reporting and maintenance of workplace records and information

• Typical routine problems encountered in the process and with equipment and adjustments required for correction

• Crane characteristics and capabilities

Licensing/ Regulatory Information

Legislative and regulatory requirements are applicable to this unit of competency.

This unit is based on the licensing requirements of Part 4.5 of the Model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations and meets Commonwealth, State and Territory HRWL requirements.

The National Assessment Instrument (NAI) is the mandated assessment for the HRWL to operate the relevant licencing class as detailed in this unit.

Pre-requisite For This Truck Crane Course

• Provide 100 Points of identification (as per Workplace Health and Safety Queensland requirements)

• Ability to read, write & understand English

What to Bring

• Provide 100 Points of identification (as per Workplace Health and Safety Queensland requirements)

• Steel cap Boots

• Safety gloves

• Hi-Visibility shirt and hard hat with a brim

• Suitable outdoor work clothing (no singlets)

• Lunch and water bottle

• If applicable, any evidence of prior experience e.g old certificates

• USI Number 

Additional Course Information

Course Timing:Course days typically run from 6:30am to approximately 3:00pm - Participants are advised to arrive 15 minutes early to sign in.

*You may be required to start before 7:00am and stay after 3:30pm depending on how long the formal assessment runs for, we will advise of these times on the day of formal assessment.

Course Structure:

Please note: Competence in a unit does not in itself result in a licence.

Once the trainer believes the participant has demonstrated theoretical and practical understanding of the chosen course (i.e ‘Unit of Competency’), this will be verified with a certificate or what’s known as a ‘Statement of Attainment’ from us, On the Job Training.

They then begin the process of obtaining a licence, via the relevant practical and theoretical assessments or ‘National Assessment Instruments’ (NAI).

This is conducted by an assessor on behalf of Workplace Health & Safety Queensland. On successful completion of the mandated assessment, they will be issued with a ‘Candidate Assessment Summary’ (CAS) by On the Job Training.

Upon successful completion of the NAI as stated above, the Office of Industrial Relations Queensland will contact them with instructions on how to apply for the high risk work licence.