Planning knowledge.
Applied through casework.
Learn online with Ahmed Esmat, your CPLO instructor, through Microsoft Teams. Work through calculations, discuss lifting scenarios and practise explaining the decisions behind a plan.
Who this course is for
Lift planners, appointed persons, lifting supervisors and coordinators, and experienced lifting personnel developing their planning responsibilities.
Familiarity with lifting terminology, basic calculations and technical English will help you get the most from the course. Course suitability and any entry requirements will be confirmed before booking.
How you will learn
Work through it. Explain your thinking.
Focused explanations and worked examples lead into learner tasks, discussion and instructor feedback. This online course develops planning knowledge through applied casework.
Work the problem.
Use example data for load and sling calculations, interpret crane information and record the assumptions behind your answer.
Build the planning case.
Develop elements of a risk assessment, method statement and lift plan for a training scenario. Identify the information still needed to reach a decision.
Explain and refine.
Brief others on your case, discuss your reasoning and use instructor feedback to improve it. Identify a principle you can apply and share within your own role.
What you will work towards
- Explain the roles and responsibilities involved in planning and controlling a lifting operation.
- Practise load-weight, centre-of-gravity and sling calculations using worked examples.
- Interpret example crane charts and consider equipment, configuration and site conditions.
- Prepare risk assessments and method statements for lifting scenarios.
- Bring the key information together in a lift plan and communicate it to the lifting team.
- Recognise additional planning considerations for offshore and tandem lifting.
Course content
Responsibilities and lifting principles
Terminology, the lifting team, regulation and standards context, and lift categorisation.
Slings and lifting accessories
Wire rope, textile and chain slings, shackles, eyebolts, hooks, hoists and other accessories, including markings and visual inspection principles.
Load and sling calculations
Weight, volume, density, centre of gravity, sling geometry, angles, tension and working-load considerations.
Crane selection and configuration
Crane types, operating radius, capacity charts, working range, setup, ground support and pre-use checks.
Risk assessment and lift planning
Hazards and controls, method statements, ground conditions, rigging studies, weather, communications and planning documents.
Applied planning cases
Worked scenarios involving a precast office, a roof-mounted chiller and a chemical vessel, using crane information and site constraints.
Offshore lifting operations
Offshore crane types, inspections, marine and proximity hazards, vessel conditions, rating charts, indicators and tandem lifting.
Golden rules and course review
Planning and communication, exclusion zones, stop-and-replan decisions, consolidation and final assessment.
The four-day outline
Principles, people and equipment
Terms, regulation, responsibilities, lift categorisation and lifting accessories.
Calculations and cranes
Load and sling calculations, crane operation, charts and configuration.
Planning and offshore operations
Risk assessment, method statements, lift-planning cases and offshore crane operations.
Review and assessment
Golden rules, consolidation and a monitored digital assessment with a 70% pass mark.
Learning resources and support
Take something useful back to work.
Course reference materials support your learning during the programme and give you something to return to afterwards. Instructor feedback is included during the scheduled sessions.
After the course, we may invite you to share how you have used the learning. Responding is optional. Additional support is available by separate agreement, with its scope, availability and fee confirmed before it begins.
Assessment and certificate
Demonstrate your understanding.
The course concludes with a monitored digital assessment. The pass mark is 70%. Successful learners receive an i Train Hub course certificate titled Competent Person for Lifting Operations (CPLO).
Assessment timing, learner instructions and retake arrangements will be provided before enrolment.
Four days at six hours per day, including breaks: 24 scheduled hours in total. Session times and breaks will be confirmed before enrolment. The online course focuses on planning knowledge and casework. Any workplace appointment or practical competence requirements need to be considered separately.