HUENEME, Calif. (June 14, 2018) Naval Construction Training Center “C” school student Equipment Operator 1st Class William Nickeo operates a 50-ton lattice boom crawler crane, positioning a vibratory driver/extractor system for pile driving operations, while instructor Max Lopez supervises. The pile driving operations “C” school course is a module of the crane operator pipeline and teaches equipment operators and construction mechanics how to safely drive and extract piles at the basic level in normal field conditions. Working with timber piles, which are used for building piers and timber bri


HUENEME, Calif. (June 14, 2018) Naval Construction Training Center “C” school student Equipment Operator 1st Class William Nickeo operates a 50-ton lattice boom crawler crane, positioning a vibratory driver/extractor system for pile driving operations, while instructor Max Lopez supervises. The pile driving operations “C” school course is a module of the crane operator pipeline and teaches equipment operators and construction mechanics how to safely drive and extract piles at the basic level in normal field conditions. Working with timber piles, which are used for building piers and timber bridges, is phase one of the course. The students will learn how to build sheet piles during the course’s second phase to prepare them to rebuild seawalls.


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