Bigfoot Academy

Load Turning and Drifting

Program Status: Currently Accepting Applications

Once you have completed Level 2 Advanced Rigging, you can develop more specialized rigging skills with our 8 hour Load Turning & Drifting rigging course.

Participants will gain the ability to calculate mechanical advantage, rotate a load safely, move loads in confined spaces using overhead anchor points and many other highly specialized rigging skills.

Why Get Your Load Turning and Drifting Training From Bigfoot?

The Load Turning & Drifting Advanced Rigger Certification Course offered by Bigfoot Crane Academy is an in-depth, hands-on training designed for experienced riggers who want to enhance their skills in advanced load manipulation techniques. This course covers key topics such as load turning, drifting, and complex rigging scenarios, ensuring participants can safely and efficiently manage challenging rigging tasks in various industrial environments. By mastering these techniques, riggers will improve their ability to control heavy loads in confined spaces and under difficult conditions, making them highly valuable on job sites where precision and safety are paramount.

Custom Rigging Course

We have many years of experience delivering rigging training in all sectors of construction. Give us a call to schedule a custom rigging course for your employees that is tailored to your requirements.

Course Outline

Blocks & Reeving

  • Calculate mechanical advantage
  • Calculate loads on lead lines and anchor points
  • Block inspections
  • Balanced reeving

Wire Rope

  • Types of wire rope construction
  • Creating wire rope terminations with clips and wedge sockets 

Auxiliary Hoists

  • Correct use of lever hoists (come alongs), chain falls and base mounted winches
  • Inspection of auxiliary hoists

Turning Loads

  • How to rotate a load safely by applying knowledge of load weight, COG & tip point
  • Correctly turning loads with choker hitches

Drifting Loads (Bull Rigging)

  • Move loads in confinded spaces vertically and horizontally with overhead anchor points and chainfalls
  • Calculating tension on the chain falls as the load moves through its lifting path

Certification Assessment

Assessment is completed by the instructor who is a Rigger Certifier.
The Load Turning & Drifting Rigger Certificate of Competence is valid for 5 years upon successful completion.

If you want to take the next step and become a certified crane operator, Bigfoot Crane Academy has many options to propel you into a high paying career as a fully certified Level A crane operator.

Bigfoot Crane Company service technicians performing maintenance on a crane.

Entrance Requirements

  • Level 2 Rigger Certification
  • Fluent English
  • Adequate strength to work with rigging & accessories

PDF Program Outline

Download Our Load Turning and Drifting Course Outline

Training Location

Courses can be run at our Bigfoot Crane Academy location or yours. The Rigging Courses are scheduled on demand and the duration is 1 day.

Tuition & Fees

The fee will be $1,200.00 + gst per person (Includes Advanced Rigging Course and Certification Assessment)

Classes are from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm (with 30 minutes for lunch) from Monday to Friday.

Simple Steps to Register

Pick Your Course

Select from a range of training programs tailored to meet your personal career goals or the specific needs of your team.

Book or Inquire About Dates

Select the best time that works for you or your teams schedule from our scheduled training dates. ​

Fill In Your Details

Provide your personal and any relevant details, ensuring that you or your staff are fully prepared for training.

Start Training!

You or your team is ready to begin your hands-on and theoretical training, designed to equip you with the skills needed.