CTOP 155 - Intermediate Equipment Training

Lecture - Lab - Credit Hours: 1-2-2
This course is designed to provide an organized program for apprentice operators to practice and develop the skills performed by a second-year apprentice. As operating skills increase in proficiency, each student will demonstrate equipment skills on a motor grader, excavator, combination loader/backhoe, dozer, asphalt and concrete pavers, and gradall type machines. Material covered includes: safety procedures, specific maintenance techniques, interpretations of excavation standards, explicated industry terminology and related materials and associated equipment used in these industries. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.Prerequisite: CTOP 125 and acceptance into the Operators Apprenticeship program or consent of department.