C-11 – Elevator Contractor

An elevator contractor fabricates, erects, installs and repairs elevators, including sheave beams, motors, sheaves, cable and wire rope, guides, cab, counterweights, doors (including sidewalk elevator doors), automatic and manual controls, signal systems, and all other devices and equipment associated with the safe and efficient installation and operation of electrical, hydraulic and manually operated elevators.

The Elevator (C-11) Examination is divided into six major sections. These sections are:

1. Administration and Management (21%)

• Contracts and estimates
• Notifications, certifications, and approvals
• Inspections and testing
• Safety programs, logs and documentation

2. Equipment Identification and Application (10%)

• Commercial elevators
• Private Residence elevators
• Escalators
• Moving walks
• Dumbwaiters
• Lifts

3. New Construction Installation (13%)

• Commercial traction elevators
• Private-residence elevators
• Escalators and moving walks
• Dumbwaiters and lifts

4. Equipment Modernization (14%)

• Evaluate and design
• Perform modernization

5. Equipment Service and Repair (18%)

• Service inspections and evaluations
• Safety implementations
• Maintain equipment

6. Mandated Acceptance and Periodic Equipment Tests (24%)

• Determine test types and applications
• Perform tests

*Percentages are approximate*