Bridge and gantry crane licence - CB
This licence class includes bridge and gantry cranes that are controlled from a permanent cabin, control station or remotely controlled with more than three powered operations.
Powered operations include:
- north/south
- east/west
- up/down
- rotating attachment—this also includes the application of load estimation and slinging techniques to move a load.
A bridge crane comprises a bridge beam mounted at each end, to an end carriage, capable of travelling along elevated runways and having one or more hoisting mechanisms arranged to traverse across the bridge.
A gantry crane comprises a bridge beam, supported at each end by legs mounted on end carriages, capable of travelling on supporting surfaces or deck levels, whether fixed or not, including a crab with one or more hoisting units arranged to travel across the bridge.