The most common buckets used by the Navy are thetype II, class S buckets. Class P buckets are availablefor dredging operations.Figure 12-34 shows themakeup of a drag bucket.CRANE OPERATIONSPeople are crippled or killed and enormous propertydamage is incurred as a direct result of crane mishaps.Most of these crane mishaps result from OPERATORERROR. The Naval Construction Force (NCF) has anextensive crane safety program that applies to craneoperators and the safe operation of weight-handlingequipment.Standards for weight-handling equipmentoperations are outlined in the Management ofWeight-Handling Equipment, NAVFAC P-307; NCFEquipment Management Manual, NAVFAC P-404;NMCB Equipment Management, COMSECOND/COMTHIRDNCBINST 11200.1; Use of Wire RopeSlings and Rigging Hardware in the NCF,COMSECOND/COMTHIRDNCBINST 11200.11; andTesting and Licensing of Construction EquipmentOperators, NAVFAC P-306.CRANE CREWThe skills and safety standards demanded forefficient crane operations require only matureprofessionals be assigned as crane operators and riggers.The supervisor of the crane crew is normally the bestcrane operator available within the battalion-wide assetsand is assigned and designated in writing by thecommanding officer. The equipment officer, the cranetest director, and the crane crew supervisor share theresponsibility of ensuring that any personnel thatprepares, assembles, operates, or works with or aroundcranes are well trained in both safety and operatingprocedures.Before you receive a license to operate a crane,crane operators are required to attend 40 hours of formalclassroom instruction on crane operating safety, asoutlined in NAVFAC P-306. Additionally, operatorswho need to renew their license must attend a minimumFigure 12-34.-Dragline bucket.12-20
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