| Labour and Workforce Development
Crane Operator: Certificate of Qualification
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| Who Needs This Certificate?
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Anyone who wants to be certified to operate
Mobile Cranes, Boom Trucks, Overhead Travelling Cranes or Tower Cranes.
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| Issuing Department / Agency:
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Labour and Workforce Development |
| Where
can you get this Certificate and / or further information? |
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Phone:
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(902) 424-5721 |
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Visit:
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Power
Engineers Section
Building, Fire and Technical Safety Division
Labour and Workforce Development
5151 Terminal Road
6th Floor
Halifax, NS B3J 1A1 |
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E-mail: |
fiandepb@gov.ns.ca
publicsa@gov.ns.ca |
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Website: |
Power Engineers Section |
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Write:
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P.O. Box 697
Halifax, NS B3J 2T8
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Fax: |
(902) 424-3239 |
| Application Forms & Process:
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You can download an application
form
or you can get one from the Office listed above. It is submitted to
the same Office, along with the appropriate fee (see Price & Payment,
below...)
In order to get this certificate, you must:
1) Have Grade 11 or equivalent.
2) Have enough hours of actual operating experience. For more on
this, see the Crane
Operators Regulations
3) Then you must pass a practical (operating) test. Contact the office
to find out where this can be done. (See Where
you can get..., above)
4) Then you must pass 2 written examinations. Before you can take those
examinations, your application must be reviewed by the Chief Examiner,
who gives the approval to write the exams.
5) If you pass the exams (the pass score is 65% on each of them), the
certificate will be granted.
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| Waiting Period: |
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Approval to write the exams takes approximately
1 month, provided that all required information and fees have been received.
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| Expiry & Renewal: |
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This certificate is valid for 1 year from
the date it is issued. It can be renewed. It is the responsibility of the
Certificate holder to contact the Department before it expires. |
| Price &
Payment: (No tax is charged) |
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Exams $35.81 each
Re-write exams $35.81 each
Certificate, initial issuance $59.69
Renewal $59.69 per year
Replacement Certificate $59.69
Re-instatement $89.54
Re-marking of exams: $35.81
Hourly rate for requested special services for exams: $86.93
Restricted Certification: $89.54
Oral Exams: $71.63
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| Related Requirements: |
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Completion of Grade 11 or equivalent. |
| Additional Information: |
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For exemptions under the Act, contact Labour and Workforce Development or refer to the clauses, definitions and limitations set out
in the Crane
Operators and Power Engineers Act and Crane
Operators Regulations. |
| Legislative Authority: |
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Crane
Operators and Power Engineers Act (Bill 67) and Crane
Operators Regulations, Statutes of Nova Scotia, Acts of 2000. |
