About this Reach Stacker Course
Looking to get your reach stacker ticket? You’re in the right place.
This course covers all the requirements for obtaining a national High Risk Work Licence (Class RS) to operate a reach stacker.
Successfully completing this course will give you the skills and knowledge to safely operate a powered reach stacker (over 3 tonnes) fitted with an attachment for lifting, moving, and travelling with shipping containers.
This course is designed for operators working in freight yards, logistics, or container handling environments and does not include portainer crane operations.
You’ll learn how to plan and prepare for lift operations, conduct safety checks, operate the reach stacker, move containers securely, and shut down and secure equipment in line with national safety standards.
Location:
Public course is available at Sydney NSW.
Course Availability & Pricing
Please see our public course dates below. If there are no dates available or you would like to arrange a private course at your site or ours, then please select the ‘Private courses’ button.
Further Information
What is a Reach Stacker?
To operate a reach stacker you need to have an RS high risk work licence (HRW).
The reach stacker licence covers powered reach stackers (with a capacity of three tonnes or more) that have an attachment for lifting, lowering, moving and travelling with a shipping container.
In Queensland, until 31 December 2016, a person who holds a non-slewing mobile crane licence (CN) is also permitted to operate a reach stacker without holding an RS licence. From 1 January 2017, the RS HRW licence class must be held for the operation of a reach stacker.
Note: this licence cannot be used to operate a portainer crane.