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Rigger - Knowledge Module, Volume 2

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Volume 2 of the theory textbook for the QCTO Occupational Certificate: Rigger (NQF Level 4, SAQA ID 102856) — wire rope and lifting. Chapters 9 to 15 carry 93 of the knowledge component's 163 credits: steel wire ropes; winder ropes, safety detaching hooks and sheave wheels; basic slinging and lifting, and load securing; slinging complex loads and intermediate lifting methods; lifting equipment and machines and the law that governs them; advanced lifting methods — rigging studies, tandem lifts, transfers between machines, winches, snatching and anchoring, tube bundle removal, boom conversion and tailing; and leading a rigging team and monitoring safety, health and the environment. Written for both the general and the mining-sector routes. Chapters are numbered continuously 1 to 15 across the two volumes. Last date for enrolment on SAQA 102856 is 30 December 2026; last date for achievement is 30 December 2029.

What is inside

  1. Chapter 9 — Steel Wire Ropes
  2. PART A — STEEL WIRE ROPES
  3. PART B — END FITTINGS
  4. Chapter 10 — Winder Ropes, Safety Detaching Hooks and Sheave Wheels
  5. PART A — WINDER ROPE EXAMINATION
  6. PART B — THE SAFETY DETACHING HOOK
  7. PART C — WINDER ROPE REPLACEMENT
  8. PART D — THE BACK-END OF A WINDER ROPE
  9. PART E — THE FRONT-END RESIN-POURED SOCKET
  10. PART F — THE SHEAVE WHEEL
  11. Chapter 11 — Basic Slinging and Lifting, and Load Securing Operations
  12. PART A — SLINGING REGULAR LOADS UP TO 3 t
  13. PART B — MANUAL LIFTING EQUIPMENT AND TACKLE
  14. PART C — LIFTING OPERATIONS USING MANUAL LIFTING EQUIPMENT AND TACKLE
  15. PART D — DIRECTING CRANE OPERATIONS
  16. PART E — SECURING LOADS FOR TRANSPORTATION
  17. PART F — PLACING AND MOVING A LOAD USING ROLLERS AND SLIDERS
  18. Chapter 12 — Slinging Complex Loads and Intermediate Lifting Methods
  19. PART A — SLINGING COMPLEX LOADS
  20. PART B — LIFTING, MOVING AND MANOEUVRING LOADS WITH MECHANICAL LIFTING EQUIPMENT
  21. PART C — LIFTING LOADS USING THE FLOATING METHOD
  22. PART D — LIFTING AND TURNING A LOAD
  23. PART E — GUIDING THE LIFTING AND POSITIONING OF LOADS
  24. PART F — LIFTING LOADS USING THE PICK AND CARRY METHOD
  25. PART G — RE-RAILING RAIL-BOUND EQUIPMENT
  26. PART H — LIFTING LOADS USING TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LIFTING METHODS
  27. Chapter 13 — Lifting Equipment and Machines
  28. PART A — THE LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
  29. PART B — MOBILE AND OPERATOR-CONTROLLED LIFTING MACHINES
  30. PART C — INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
  31. Chapter 14 — Advanced Lifting Methods
  32. PART A — RIGGING STUDIES (KM-14-KT01, 12 %)
  33. PART B — TANDEM LIFTING (KM-14-KT02, 11 %)
  34. PART C — TRANSFERRING LOADS BETWEEN LIFTING EQUIPMENT (KM-14-KT03, 11 %)
  35. PART D — LIFTING AND MOVING A COMPLEX LOAD WITH A WINCH (KM-14-KT04, 11 %)
  36. PART E — TRANSFERRING A LOAD BY SNATCHING AND ANCHORING (KM-14-KT05, 11 %)
  37. PART F — SUPERVISING ADVANCED MOBILE CRANE OPERATIONS (KM-14-KT06, 11 %)
  38. PART G — TUBE BUNDLE REMOVAL (KM-14-KT07, 11 %)
  39. PART H — BOOM CONVERSION (KM-14-KT08, 11 %)
  40. PART I — TAILING A LOAD (KM-14-KT09, 11 %)
  41. Chapter 15 — Management-Related Activities
  42. PART A — LEADING A TEAM IN A RIGGER’S ENVIRONMENT
  43. PART B — MONITORING THE APPLICATION OF SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROCEDURES

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