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Study Materials
10 articles
AEM Mobile Crane Safety Manual
A safety manual for mobile crane operators, named in the exam reference list. Sold by the equipment manufacturers' association.
ASME B30.10: Hooks
A hook standard the exam outline names (though not in the reference list). Copyrighted; where to get it.
ASME B30.30: Ropes
The consensus standard for wire rope, hybrid rope and synthetic rope on cranes, named in the exam reference list. Copyrighted; where to get it.
Study Guide
5 articles
Crane Glossary
The vocabulary used in crane operation, grouped by topic, with the OSHA 1926 Subpart CC definitions in their own block.
Electrical Clearances: Minimum Distances from Power Lines
How far a crane, its load line and its load must stay from power lines, both while working and while traveling.
Hand and Audible Signals
The standard crane hand signals with a description of each one, and the horn signals.
Help & Support
35 articles
Account
5 articles
Changing Your Name, Email or Notification Settings
What you can change on the Account Settings page, and what happens when you change your email.
Creating an Account and Confirming Your Email
How to sign up, what we ask for, and why you should confirm your email address.
Certification
13 articles
The Process
3 articles
How Certification Works, End to End
The whole path from deciding which exams you need to the card arriving, and how long each part takes.
Recertifying Before Your Card Expires
A card lasts five years. What to do in the twelve months before it runs out, and what happens if you let it lapse.
Load Charts
5 articles
Deductions: Gross Capacity to Net Capacity
What the gross capacity figure has to cover, everything that comes off it, and how the wire rope is deducted — which is the one that varies most between charts.
How to Read a Load Chart
The order to work a chart in, how to find your gross capacity, what to do when your radius or boom length falls between the printed numbers, and the two things that can override the rating you picked.
Load Chart Terms
The words a load chart uses, defined: radius, boom angle, gross and net capacity, deductions, parts of line, permissible versus available line pull, and the difference between a structural and a stability limit.
ASME B30.5: Mobile and Locomotive Cranes
The industry consensus standard for mobile cranes, named in the exam reference list and outline. Copyrighted; where to buy it and what to focus on.
How the certification exam questions are written and what they are based on
The published structure of the mobile crane operator written exams, the topics each covers, and the reference documents the certifying body names.
IHSA Mobile Crane Manual
A mobile crane training textbook named in the exam reference list, with load chart exercises. A purchased book.
IPT's Crane and Rigging Handbook
A crane and rigging handbook and training manual, named in the exam reference list. A purchased book.
OSHA 1910.180: Crawler, Locomotive and Truck Cranes
The general industry crane rule that the exam's reference list names. Free to read.
OSHA 1926 Subpart CC: Cranes and Derricks in Construction
The federal construction crane rule that the exam's reference list names. Free to read, with the sections that matter most.
Other helpful free resources (not exam references)
Free government guidance that helps with the same topics. These are NOT named in the certifying body's reference list.
Load Chart Basics: Gross Capacity and Net Capacity
How to find a crane's gross capacity, subtract the deductions, and arrive at the net capacity you can actually lift.
Pre-Shift Crane Inspection Checklist
What to check on a mobile crane at the start of every shift, and how to shut it down and secure it at the end.
Deleting Your Account or Data
There is no self-service delete button yet. Here is how to ask.
Forgot or Reset Your Password
Get back into your account with a reset link, or change your password while signed in.
The New Student Orientation
What the free orientation covers, and why it is worth doing first even though nothing makes you.
Billing
7 articles
How Billing Works
A monthly plan billed through Stripe: when you are charged and where to find your invoices.
How to Subscribe
Step by step: from the Subscription page to Stripe's secure checkout.
My Subscription Went Through but I Can't See My Courses
A short checklist for when you have paid but the courses are not showing.
Refunds and Cancellations
What we can say today about cancelling and refunds.
Updating Your Card, Cancelling or Resuming
Use Manage Billing on the Account Settings page to change your card, see invoices or cancel.
What Happens if a Payment Fails
Your access continues while Stripe retries. Update your card to keep it.
What Is Free and What Needs a Subscription
The free parts of the site, and what a subscription opens.
Courses and Exam Content
10 articles
Does Whipline Certify Me?
No — and what we do give you instead.
Enrolling in and Leaving a Course
How enrollment works and what happens to your progress if you leave.
Exam Results and the Core Exam Review
What the result page shows, why individual answers are not listed, and how the Core review works.
Lessons: Marking Complete and Tracking Progress
How lesson progress is saved and how the progress bars work.
Practice Exams: Time Limits, Timeouts and Retakes
How the timer works, what happens if you run out of time or close the browser, and taking an exam again.
The Drills
Short, timed tests drawn fresh every time, and which ones are free.
Tutoring: Asking an Instructor
How to send a private question to the instructors and follow the answer.
Using the Knowledge Base
Find articles by browsing sections or searching.
Using the Student Forums
How to start a thread, reply, post anonymously and control reply emails.
Why Is a Course Locked?
The four common reasons a course or exam is not open, and what to do about each.
Studying and Progress
3 articles
Achievements and Leaderboards
What the badges and rankings are for, how points are earned, and who can see them.
Your Statistics and Weak Spots
Where to find the breakdown of what you keep getting wrong, and how to study from it.
Your Study Plan and Pathways
Choosing the Core and your specialties, the three pathways, what a pathway opens and closes, and how to change it.
Troubleshooting
7 articles
Browser and Device Requirements
What you need to use the site comfortably.
Exam Problems: Lost Answers, a Frozen Page or a Timer Question
What to do if something goes wrong during a practice exam.
I Can't Sign in, or I Keep Getting Signed Out
Common reasons for a failed sign-in or an unexpected sign-out.
I Didn't Get My Verification or Reset Email
What to check when a confirmation or password reset email does not show up.
Lesson Progress Isn't Saving
Why a lesson may not show as complete, and how to fix it.
The Listen (read Aloud) Bar Isn't Working
How to use the read-aloud bar in lessons, and what to try if you hear nothing.
Turning off the Silly Effects
How to switch off the shake, crash and confetti moments in lessons.
General FAQ
3 articles
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the questions we hear most, with links to the full articles.
How to Contact Support or Report a Problem
The best way to reach us for each kind of question.
Privacy: What We Collect and Why
A plain-language list of the information the site collects and keeps.
Who Can Apply, and What You Have to Sign
The age and medical requirements, the policies you sign, and what no experience requirement actually means.
The Exams
3 articles
The Practical Exam, Explained
What the hands-on exam asks of you, how it is booked, and why we cannot administer it.
What the Written Exams Cover
The subject areas, how Core and specialty are scored, what you are allowed to use, and what happens if you fail one.
Which Specialty Exam Do I Need?
The four mobile crane specialties, what each one covers, and which ones we currently prepare you for.
Booking and Test Day
5 articles
Computer, Paper, or Online Proctored?
The three ways the written exam is delivered, and what actually differs between them.
How to Book Your Written Exam
The order it happens in: apply, sign the policies, pay, then pick a date and a testing method.
Rescheduling, and What Happens if You Fail One
Moving a date, missing one, and what a retake actually involves.
What Test Day Looks Like
What to sort out the week before, what to have with you, and what the exam itself is like.
When You Get Your Results and Your Card
How results reach you, what the score report is for, and when the card turns up.
Costs
2 articles
What Certification Costs
The published exam fees, itemised, plus the costs that sit outside them. None of this money comes to us.
What It Costs Here Versus a Crane School
An itemised comparison against a budget prep course and a full prep-and-test program, with the exam fees shown separately.
Load Chart References
2 articles
Fixed Cab Load Charts
The load charts used in the fixed cab courses, and the printable copies to study from.
Swing Cab Load Charts
The load charts used in the swing cab courses, and the printable copies to study from.
