New Mexico § 60-15-7 - Requirements for licensure

§ 60-15-7. Requirements for licensure

A. The department shall issue a license for a class I crane operator with an endorsement

to an applicant who files a completed application, accompanied by the required fees,

and who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant: (1) is at least twenty-one years of age; (2) has passed a written examination as prescribed by the department or has successfully

completed an employer's in-house training program approved by the council; (3) has had a physical examination, including substance abuse testing, within the

twelve-month period preceding the date of application, showing that the applicant

is in satisfactory physical condition for performing the functions of a class I crane

operator; and (4) within the past three years, has completed at least five hundred hours of seat

time in the type of crane for which the applicant seeks a license and an endorsement

and has successfully passed a practical examination administered by a council-approved

examining vendor or completed an employer's in-house training course approved by the

council in the type of crane for which the applicant seeks a license and an endorsement. B. The department shall issue a license for a class II crane operator to an applicant

who files a completed application, accompanied by the required fees, and who submits

satisfactory evidence that the applicant: (1) is at least eighteen years of age; (2) has passed a written examination prescribed by the department or has successfully

completed an employer's in-house training course approved by the council; (3) has had a physical examination, including substance abuse testing, within the

twelve-month period preceding the date of application, showing that the applicant

is in satisfactory physical condition for performing the functions of a class II crane

operator; and (4) within the past three years, has completed at least five hundred hours of seat

time in the actual operation of hydraulic cranes with over ten tons and up to one

hundred tons lifting capacity with a maximum boom length of one hundred fifty feet,

regardless of mounting or means of mobility, and has successfully passed a practical

examination administered by a council-approved examining vendor or has completed an

employer's in-house training course approved by the council in the type of crane for

which the applicant seeks a license. C. A class II crane operator who seeks to become licensed as a class I crane operator

shall keep a log book of the class II crane operator's seat time and must accumulate

fifty hours of seat time under the direct supervision of a class I crane operator. D. The department shall issue a license for a class III crane operator to an applicant

who files a completed application, accompanied by the required fees, and who submits

satisfactory evidence that the applicant: (1) is at least eighteen years of age; (2) has passed an examination prescribed by the department; and (3) has had a physical examination, including substance abuse testing, within the

twelve-month period preceding the date of application, showing that the applicant

is in satisfactory physical condition for performing the functions of a class III

crane operator. E. A class III crane operator who seeks to become licensed as a class I or class II

crane operator shall keep a log book of the class III crane operator's seat time within

the past three years and must accumulate five hundred hours of seat time under the

direct supervision of a class I or class II crane operator who is properly licensed

in the kind of crane being operated. F. A class III crane operator shall not operate a crane unless under the direct supervision

of a class I or class II crane operator who is properly licensed in the type of crane

being operated. G. The department shall recognize an in-house crane operator card issued to an applicant

who: (1) is at least eighteen years of age; (2) is participating in an in-house training course approved by the council; and (3) has had a physical examination, including substance abuse testing, within the

twelve-month period preceding the date of application, showing that the applicant

is in satisfactory physical condition for performing the functions of a crane operator. H. A person with an in-house crane operator card shall only operate a crane for the

employer who provided the approved in-house training course. The employer of a person with an in-house crane operator card shall provide that

operator with supervision and additional training by a class I or class II crane operator

who is properly licensed in the type of crane being operated to ensure compliance

and safe operation of the crane pursuant to the Crane Operators Safety Act. I. An in-house crane operator card shall be valid for two years and is not subject

to extension or renewal.