Element 2.1 Legislation, regulations and safe systems of work

2.1.1 Legislative requirements and documentation relevant to offshore crane operations, to include the following: 

(a) An overview of relevant health and safety legislation

(b) Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations, to include: planning, risk assessing and conducting lifting operations

(c) Awareness of relevant International standards for crane operations.   

2.1.2 Key components of Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) and typical documents such as permits, procedures and tool box talk records. SSOW to include an overview of technical, behavioral and procedural systems. 

2.1.3 Typical hazards associated with offshore crane operations, to include: 

(a) Unsafe areas and positions of people within the lifting operation area

(b) Effects of helicopter activity on crane operations

(c) Environmental conditions

(d) Dynamic forces affecting loads

(e) Lifting dangerous goods

(f) Blind lifting

(g) Proximity hazards

(h) Overloading lifting equipment  The hazards outlined above are to be illustrated using short videos or graphics. 

2.1.4 Pre-use inspection of offshore cranes, to include typical inspection criteria

. 2.1.5 The primary methods of crane operations communications. 

ELEMENT 2.2 Preparation for a crane lifting operation  Instructional staff to explain and demonstrate: 

2.2.1 Planning the lifting operation.

2.2.2 The purpose of risk assessing the lifting operation and key elements of a lifting operation risk assessment.

2.2.3 The key elements of and importance of participating in the toolbox talk (TBT)

2.2.4 How to ensure that all associated personnel are aware of and understand their duties and responsibilities for the lifting operation.

2.2.5 Typical unsafe areas and positions of personnel involved in crane lifting operations.

2.2.6 Crane load laydown area suitability checks.

2.2.7 Establishing normal and emergency crane access and egress for the crane operator. 

ELEMENT 2.3 Conducting crane lifting operations  Learners must be given time to familiarize themselves with the crane controls.  Instructional staff to provide exercises to enable learners to demonstrate the following practical elements of crane operations, showing continual improvement under supervision of the instructor: 

2.3.1 Pre-start and pre-operational checks (C & S)

2.3.2 Operation of the crane unladen (no load on the hook) to gain familiarisation and confidence in the crane controls and functions (C & S)

2.3.3 Lifting, transferring, and placing 1light loads (with respect to tonnage) within the working range and safe working capacity of the crane. (C & S

) 2.3.4 Lifting, transferring, and placing 2intermediate loads (with respect to tonnage) to predetermined areas - within the working range and safe working capacity of the crane (C & S) 2.3.5 Operate the crane following planned load path avoiding proximity hazards and ground hazards (C & S)

2.3.6 Application of safe operating techniques, to include: slew/swing control, height judgement, and crane controls coordination (C & S)

2.3.7 Height/distance judgment techniques (C)

2.3.8 Simultaneous operation of three control functions (Luff/jib, hoist and slew) – where crane type has capability for simultaneous control function operation (C & S)

2.3.9 Correct response to banksman’s hand signals and radio instructions (C)

2.3.10 Correctly shut down and make the crane safe following a simulated installation emergency alarm. (S)