This is the test: everything compounding at once. One shortcut, one skipped step, one 'just this once' — that is how careers end and people get hurt. Passing requires all four correct.
Module briefing
01
The Situation
Time: 2:00 AM. Shift: 14 hours in. Load: 10,000 lb LED wall section (massive sail surface). Wind: 17 mph gusting. Rigging: high-riggers active 60 ft above center stage. Visibility: low — haze and dim house lights. Pressure: Tour Manager needs the truck to roll in 45 minutes.
Hard Rule· All four, or it's a no-pass
The capstone is graded as an integrated whole. One skipped protocol fails the scenario — exactly as it would on the floor.
The Situation, all at once: 2:00 AM · 14 hours in · a 10,000 lb LED wall section · 17 mph gusting against the 15 mph limit · high-riggers active 60 ft above · the truck rolls in 45 minutes.
02
The Four Decision Points
1Approaching the rigging zone — Up-Look first, radio the lead, wait for verbal 'clear' before entering.
2Wind hits 17 mph while raising the boom — STOP. 17 > 15 mph threshold; the LED wall is a sail. Hold.
3Ground crew rushes in before you signal — call STOP, wait for the echo, confirm the 3-ft halo, quick Up-Look, then hand off.
4You feel a microsleep coming on — stop, radio 'Operator calling STOP — requesting relief,' step down.
Deliberate Practice
Interactive Scenario Trainer
Begin Interactive Scenarios
9 real situations from the floor. Type your decision — the trainer grades it against the named technique and gives you instructor-level feedback. Pass mark: 80%.
