Lorry loader...yes I can operate a small crane!

In the yard of BAS Ben, Emily, Jess, Richard and I completed a lorry loader course.

This was the most frustrating course I've ever done. Frustrating in a good way though! In order to learn how to operate the crane in an efficent way our task was to place a metal screw that was attached to the hook and drop it into the hole on the top of a cone!

The trick was to operate the crane from extending the inner and then the outer boom from there the extension was used!

We also learnt how to be banksmen - using signals to direct the operator!

We will be using this qualification to load off the ships, also loading the boats off the warf into the water.