Essential Rigger Level II Training Requirements: Your Complete Guide
Rigger Level II moves you from following a rigging plan to building one. See what the credential covers, how it compares with Level I, and how to prepare.
Rigging & Signaling
Aberdeen's Crane Requirements in Plain Terms
Certification, not a license
Federal OSHA requires construction crane operators to be certified by an accredited body. Neither Aberdeen nor South Dakota sells a crane license.
Federal enforcement
With no state OSHA plan, federal compliance officers handle crane inspections on private Brown County jobsites.
Employer sign-off
Your card proves knowledge and skill; your employer must still confirm you can run their crane in its setup.
Always confirm the latest requirements with OSHA and the certifier you plan to test with.
What Keeps Aberdeen Cranes Busy
Grain terminals & elevators
Bins, conveyors and leg sections need careful picks in prairie wind. Wind-speed limits and load-chart deductions show up on every written exam.
Equipment dealers & service
Service-truck cranes lift engines, axles and components in shops and out in fields. Our service truck crane course fits that work.
Manufacturing & public works
Plant maintenance and municipal projects call for boom trucks and riggers. DOT and city crews can look at our public works program.
Good Fits for Aberdeen Operators
Field service
Service truck crane
For mechanics and technicians lifting heavy components off a truck-mounted crane.
Service truck certification overview →Delivery & setting
Boom truck (OECP)
OECP's boom truck credential suits operators running cranes on flatbed chassis.
OECP boom truck overview →General work
Mobile crane
The broad telescopic-boom credential most area contractors list.
Mobile crane prep →Plant teams
Rigger Level I
Basic rigging for crews supporting elevator and plant lifts.
Rigger I prep →Four Steps for an Aberdeen Candidate
Choose your certifier
NCCCO is the most requested, but OECP and CIC are accredited too. Our certifier comparison lays out the differences.
Work through the course
Online lessons cover regulations, rigging and chart problems; repeat the hard ones until you get them right.
Take the written test
Book a proctored computer-based exam at a testing center within reach of Brown County.
Earn your card
Pass a practical exam at an accredited site, then keep the card current over its five-year term.