The practical exam is hands-on, on a real crane, scored by an examiner. It is separate from the written exam in every sense: separately applied for, separately paid for, separately booked, and at a different kind of site.
What you are asked to do
You run a set of tasks on a course, within a time limit. Broadly: set the machine up correctly, demonstrate load control, and place a load where it belongs without hitting anything. It is taken on a crane in the specialty you are certifying for.
How it is booked
Through a practical test site. The certifying organization publishes an exam fee for the practical, but the test site charges separately for the machine and the examiner's time, and that second cost varies a great deal by area. Ask the test site what their all-in charge is before you book.
Why we do not run it
We are an online training provider. We have no crane, no course and no examiner, and we are not a test site — so we cannot administer the practical, and neither can any written-exam prep course. What we can do is make sure the written half is not the thing standing between you and the card, and walk you through the application and booking process.
Getting seat time
If you need hours before you are ready for the practical, that usually comes from your employer or from a school that includes machine time in its price. That is a genuine reason to pay for a classroom program — and it is the one thing their higher price actually buys that we cannot.
Checked September 2026. Fees and requirements are set by the certifying organization and can change — confirm the current ones with them before you apply.