Banksman Slinger
Banksman Slinger
THEORETICAL EXAMINATION
Name:_________________________________________
Employer:______________________________________
Installation/Place of
Work:_________________________________
Type of Crane:__________________________________
Date:__________________________________________
Banksman/Slinger
PART 1 - GENERAL
a) Stay where it is
b) Return to neutral
c) Go in the opposite direction
a) 120 Degrees
b) 90 Degrees
c) 60 Degrees
a) Dynamo
b) Collar
a) Factories Act
b) Construction (Lifting Regulations)Act 1961
c) Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations SI 2307
1998 (LOLER)
a) Every year
b) Every month
c) Every six months
a) 12 short tons
b) 12 long tons
c) 12 tonne
a) Every week
b) Each time before use
c) Every 6 months
Q13 What can affect the capacity of the crane when lifting a load across
the ground/deck? 1
a) Dee
b) Bow
Q15 When raising a load, what safety action must the slinger take? 1
Q16 When using lifting equipment, what must you never exceed? 1
Q17 A Man Made fibre sling should not be used for raising loads of the
following description: 1
Q18 Where on a single leg wire rope sling would you find the SWL,
ID/Ser.No and Colour Code? 1
Q19 What is the current colour code for Lifting Gear on your
Installation/Workplace? 1
Q20 What is the recommended deration of the Safe Working Load when
using a sling in the choked mode? 1
a) 50%
b) 20%
c) 25%
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
Q23 Name four areas you would include in a visual examination prior to
preparing a CCU for backload
4
a)
b)
c)
d)
Q25 On Marine Radios, what is the number for the Emergency Channel?
1
Q26 What is the purpose of the Emergency Channel and why should this
channel be kept clear? 1
Q27 What type of radio do you use to communicate with the Crane
Operator, is it UHF or VHF? 1
Q28 When one of the Crane Operator communicates with you by radio,
how must he complete the communication and why? 1
Q29 When he has completed the communication and said "over" what
must you the Deck Operator/Banksman then do and why? 1
Q30 What would you do if you did not understand the communication? 1
Q32 Who advises you of which channel you have to use to talk the
Crane Operator? 1
Q33 Which channel do you use to communicate with the Port Crane and
which for the Starboard Crane? 1
Q34 In the possible event that your radio should break down, what steps
would you take to ensure effective communications and the safety
of personnel and equipment. 1
Q35 The Drill Floor has requested Radio Silence because they are about
to perforate the well, what must you the Deck Operator do with
regard to the radio you are using. 1
Q36 What is the hand signal for taking the strain on the load? 1
Q38 What is the signal for Emergency Stop, and who can give you this
signal? 1
Q40 In your own words, can you describe the hand signal for "Boom
Up"? 1
Q41 In your own words, can you describe the hand signal for Boom
Down? 1
Q42 the person who was designated as the Banksman has been called
away to another operation, what should he tell the Crane Operator
before he goes? 1
Q43 Two people on the deck give the Crane Operator conflicting hand
signals, what should he do? 1
Q44 What is the hand signal for completion or end of Crane Operations.1