Practical Exam
The following covers the 4 steps of the NCCCO practical exam.
How to pass your practical exam
1. Place Overhead Ball in Stop Circle
Optimum time 1 minute 30 seconds
2. Follow Hand Signals
Not timed
3. Place Overhead Ball in Two Barrels
(optimum time 3 minutes 30 seconds)
4a. Maneuver through ZigZag Corridor with Test Weight Forward
4b. Maneuver through ZigZag Corridor with Test Weight Reverse
(Optimum time 3 minutes each way for swing cab and 4 minutes each way for fixed cab)
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