NAC618.410. Provisional certificate: Restrictions on operation of crane by trainee.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a trainee may operate a mobile crane or a tower crane if the trainee:

     (a) Holds a provisional certificate issued pursuant to NAC 618.407; and

     (b) Is under the direct supervision of a crane operator:

          (1) Whose sole responsibility during the period of the supervision is to observe the operation of the crane by the trainee; and

          (2) Who holds a certificate to operate the type of crane being operated by the trainee during the period of direct supervision.

     2. A trainee shall not operate a mobile crane or a tower crane that is used to erect or dismantle a tower crane.

     3. As used in this section, “direct supervision” means the supervision of a trainee by a crane operator who is in the immediate area of the trainee, within visual sighting distance of the trainee and able to communicate effectively with the trainee.

     (Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R117-06, 11-13-2006, eff. 1-1-2007)