Rigger/Rigger Ropeman

Duration

  • On average 27 Months
  • 10 Months institutional training
  • 15 Months on-the-job
  • 02 Months trade test preparation and Trade test
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Entry Requirements

All requirements for learners and the following:

  • Minimum of Grade 12 Maths and Science or Technical N2 Maths and Engineering Science (Minimum of 40% )
  • Candidate will require a full N2 (four subjects) to Qualify for a test

Basic Phase

  • Operate a portable angle grinder
  • Assist in changing a vibrating screen
  • Erect and use an A-Frame
  • Bead and weave weld
  • Perform Basic Arc welding
  • Splice a back splice in a manila rope
  • Change conveyor belt
  • Course control document
  • Splice a cut splice in steel wire ropes sling
  • Read engineering drawings
  • Examine single drum winches
  • Assist with examining sheave wheels
  • Erect a temporary working platform
  • Fit clamps to steel wire ropes
  • Replace hoist and drag ropes on dragline
  • Winch a load into a tower
  • Prepare a hoist rope for test specimen
  • Shape and finish hand tools
  • Identify faults in ropes
  • Assist with inspection on overhead crane
  • Identify and coil ropes
  • Tie knots and bends
  • Check and maintain lifting equipment and rigging hardware
  • Lift and move equipment
  • Lift and move machinery and equipment
  • Make a long splice in an overland conveyer
  • Do lock-out procedure
  • Splice a long splice in a manila rope
  • Make a long splice in two steel ropes
  • Lift and turn a load
  • Lift and turn a dragline bucket
  • Maintain a pedestal grinder

Advanced Phase

  • Operate oxy-acetylene cutting equipment
  • Examine and use an overhead crane
  • Use a portable grinder
  • Reeve blocks
  • Replace a dragline bucket
  • Erect and use a raised pole
  • Remove, replace and line up a couple
  • Rerail a conveyance
  • Inspect a safety detaching hook
  • Secure a load for transportation
  • Assist with surface mobile crane inspection
  • Splice a manila grommet
  • Splice a soft eye in a manila rope
  • Splice a non spin wire rope
  • Splice a soft eye in manila rope
  • Splice a soft eye in a steel wire rope using the Admiralty method
  • Short splice in a manila rope
  • Safety
  • Splice a thimble in a manila rope
  • Change sheave wheel on draglines
  • Splice a steel wire rope using the Liverpool method
  • Tow-in broken down mobile equipment
  • Turn bowl of truck up-side-down
  • Tie hitches
  • Erect and use a tripod
  • Identify threads
  • Splice a thimble into a wire rope
  • Check and use ladders
  • Make up a steel wire rope grommet
  • Whip and seize ropes
  • Worm, parcel and serve a rope