📍 Dammam, Eastern Province
Rigger Level 3 Training & Certification in Dammam
A Rigger Level 3 course for rigging and lifting supervisors who are responsible for the whole lift. It covers lift planning, risk assessment, crane and rigging verification, supervision of the lift team and the controls on critical lifts, with a written exam and a practical planning assessment. Content is aligned to your client's Level 3 definition. Home to our head office, Dammam is the commercial heart of the Eastern Province, close to Aramco's headquarters, King Abdulaziz Port and the 2nd Industrial City.
Rigger Level 3 Training in Dammam: local context
Dammam's yards and workshops often bring together crane, forklift and rigging crews from several contractors, each with a different level of experience, so site managers need one common standard for who may operate, rig or signal. EES delivers operator and rigger training with practical assessment at your Dammam site or yard, and issues competency cards and records so supervisors and safety teams can check who has been assessed.
What we deliver in Dammam
- ✓Lift classification: routine, complex and critical lifts, and the triggers a client or procedure uses to require an engineered lift plan
- ✓Lift planning: load data, crane selection and configuration, ground and access, radius and clearances, rigging layout and contingency arrangements
- ✓Risk assessment and method statements: hazard identification, controls, permits and the interface with simultaneous operations
- ✓Crane and rigging verification: checking crane certificates, load charts, operator competence and rigging inspection records, and confirming the plan matches the actual configuration
- ✓Supervising the lift: toolbox briefing, roles of lift planner, operator, riggers and signaller, exclusion zones, weather limits and stop-work authority
- ✓Critical and special lifts: tandem lifts, lifts near live plant, overhead power lines or congested shutdown areas, and when to escalate to engineering
- ✓Records and coaching: lift plan approval, post-lift review, near-miss reporting and developing Level 1 and Level 2 riggers, then a written exam and a practical lift-planning assessment
Standards
- ✓ASME P30.1 (planning for load handling activities)
- ✓ASME B30.5 (mobile and locomotive cranes)
- ✓OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart CC (cranes and derricks in construction)
- ✓Saudi Aramco General Instructions (GI), such as the current revision of GI 7.030, and client lift-plan procedures
Documentation
- ✓Course certificate with a unique number that can be checked through our certificate verification page
- ✓Competency card stating the rigger level and the scheme the course was aligned to
- ✓Written exam and practical lift-planning assessment records
- ✓The candidate's assessed lift plan and risk assessment for their portfolio
Who we support in Dammam
Local focus areas: 2nd Industrial City, King Abdulaziz Port, Ash Shulah.
Oil, Gas & Petrochemical
Aramco-aligned equipment testing, H2S and confined-space training for upstream and downstream.
Learn more →Ports, Logistics & Warehousing
Port, shipyard and warehouse lifting equipment, forklift and crane testing, plus forklift operator training.
Learn more →Manufacturing & Industrial
Overhead crane, hoist and forklift certification for factories and industrial cities.
Learn more →Also available in Dammam
Forklift Operator Training & Certification
Classroom and practical forklift operator course with a written test, driving assessment and competency card for warehouses, ports and plants in KSA.
Learn more →Mobile Crane Operator Training & Certification
Mobile crane operator course covering load charts, outrigger set-up, signals, LMI, daily checks and a practical lift test for Saudi sites.
Learn more →Excavator Operator Training & Certification
Excavator operator course on safe digging, trench hazards, underground services and machine checks, with practical assessment and a competency card.
Learn more →Telehandler Operator Training & Certification
Telehandler operator course on load charts, attachments, stability and safe load handling, with practical assessment and a competency card for KSA sites.
Learn more →Rigger Level 1 Training & Certification
Rigger Level 1 training for basic riggers, slingers and banksmen in KSA: sling selection, hitches, hand signals, gear inspection and a practical test.
Learn more →Rigger Level 2 Training & Certification
Rigger Level 2 course for experienced riggers: load weight and centre of gravity, rigging plans, multi-leg and tandem lift principles and gear inspection.
Learn more →Also serving: Rigger Level 3 Training in Dhahran, Rigger Level 3 Training in Al Khobar, Rigger Level 3 Training in Ras Tanura, Rigger Level 3 Training in Jubail
FAQs
Do you provide Rigger Level 3 Training in Dammam?＋
Yes. EES provides Rigger Level 3 Training at client sites in Dammam, including 2nd Industrial City, King Abdulaziz Port and Ash Shulah. Contact us with your requirement and we will confirm scope and scheduling.
Which standards and documents apply to Rigger Level 3 Training in Dammam?＋
Work in Dammam is aligned with the following standards and references: ASME P30.1 (planning for load handling activities); ASME B30.5 (mobile and locomotive cranes); OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart CC (cranes and derricks in construction); Saudi Aramco General Instructions (GI), such as the current revision of GI 7.030, and client lift-plan procedures. On completion you receive: Course certificate with a unique number that can be checked through our certificate verification page; Competency card stating the rigger level and the scheme the course was aligned to; Written exam and practical lift-planning assessment records.
What is a Rigger Level 3 or rigging supervisor, and who needs one?＋
Definitions vary by client scheme, but Level 3 is commonly the rigging or lifting supervisor who plans and controls lifts, including critical lifts. Whether you need one depends on your client's lifting requirements and the complexity of your lifts.
Where can I take a rigger level 3 training course in Riyadh?＋
We can deliver in Riyadh for a group, at our Dammam base or on your site. Tell us your location, headcount and the client scheme, and we confirm dates, trainer mobilisation and the programme.