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CCO certification is valid for
five (5) years.
Candidates must complete all of their recertification
requirements during the 12 months prior to their
expiration date. This includes:
- Passing the Written
Recertification Examinations
- Continuing to meet ASME physical requirements
- Compliance with CCO’s
Substance Abuse Policy
- Compliance with the Code of Ethics
Candidates who can document
at least 1,000 hours crane-related experience
during their period of certification, do not
need to take the practical exam to recertify.
Crane related experience is defined as: operating, maintenance, inspection or training.
However, candidates who do need to take the
Practical exam must do so before
their certification expires. There is
no “grace
period” after the date of expiration. Candidates whose certification has lapsed must take the full written and practical examinations over again in order to be recertified.
The written recertification examination consists
of a Core examination in crane operation, as
well as four Specialty examinations. The Core
examination has 40 multiple-choice questions
with a time limit of 40 minutes.
Each Specialty examination consists of 10 multiple
choice questions with a time limit of 25 minutes.
Four of the questions in each Specialty exam are
calculation load chart questions.
All candidates are required to take the Core
examination regardless of the Specialty(s) in
which they wish to be recertified.
Recertification candidates are allowed two (2)
attempts to pass the recertification Core and
Specialty exams before their certification expires. Candidates who are unsuccessful after two (2)
attempts must take and pass the regular Core
and Specialty exams.
Certified candidates may
take their written recertification examinations
up to one (1) year
prior to their date of expiration. Regardless
of the date of the recertification examination
within that one year period, the new five-year
certification period begins from the date of
expiration of the candidate’s initial certification.
[Note: Candidates who recertify more than 12
months prior to their expiration date will have
their new certification period begin immediately,
not from the end of their current certification
period.]
Recertification exams are available at regularly
scheduled test administrations. Candidates wishing
to recertify should contact the Test Site Coordinator
who set up the initial certification. Candidates
whose employment circumstances have changed should
ask their new employer to schedule a test administration.
Candidates who are not certified in all Specialties
may add a new Specialty at the same time as they
take their recertification examinations by taking
the full examination in that Specialty.
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