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Equipment Operator Basic - Beginning construction equipment operators manual
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The most common buckets used by the Navy are the type II, class S buckets. Class P buckets are available for  dredging  operations. Figure  12-34  shows  the makeup of a drag bucket. CRANE OPERATIONS People are crippled or killed and enormous property damage is incurred as a direct result of crane mishaps. Most of these crane mishaps result from  OPERATOR ERROR. The Naval Construction Force (NCF) has an extensive crane safety program that applies to crane operators and the safe operation of weight-handling equipment. Standards   for   weight-handling   equipment operations  are  outlined  in  the   Management  of Weight-Handling Equipment,  NAVFAC P-307; NCF Equipment  Management  Manual,  NAVFAC  P-404; NMCB   Equipment   Management,   COMSECOND/ COMTHIRDNCBINST   11200.1;   Use  of  Wire  Rope Slings   and   Rigging   Hardware   in   the   NCF, COMSECOND/COMTHIRDNCBINST   11200.11;   and Testing  and  Licensing  of  Construction  Equipment Operators,  NAVFAC  P-306. CRANE CREW The  skills  and  safety  standards  demanded  for efficient   crane   operations   require   only   mature professionals be assigned as crane operators and riggers. The supervisor of the crane crew is normally the best crane operator available within the battalion-wide assets and  is  assigned  and  designated  in  writing  by  the commanding  officer.  The  equipment  officer,  the  crane test director, and the crane crew supervisor share the responsibility  of  ensuring  that  any  personnel  that prepares,  assembles,  operates,  or  works  with  or  around cranes are well trained in both safety and operating procedures. Before you receive a license to operate a crane, crane operators are required to attend 40 hours of formal classroom instruction on crane operating safety, as outlined in NAVFAC P-306. Additionally, operators who need to renew their license must attend a minimum Figure  12-34.-Dragline  bucket. 12-20







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