For what it's worth I will post my experience with the test with the hope that someone else will benefit:
I took my test today, the 18th of September,at a union facility which I am not at liberty to say. I am a non-union operator and there were 5 of us scabs including myself that took the test, I talked to many of union guys and they were all nothing but polite, they wouldn't give away any secrets but they were polite to me, even the instructors and retirees. The automatic failures are listed in your paperwork from NY, most everything you need to know is in that paperwork. I was allowed to use the swing brake as long as I didn't try to apply while swinging,(no-brainer) it was pretty straight forward, no one tried to play tricks on us or any of the stupid rumors that I've heard about. I would say it is more difficult than the cco test but not by much, basically because there is very little tolerance for mistakes, if you get a double horn blow, you're out. I was the only scab that didn't get a double horn. I believe there was 6 guys that didn't get blown out. So for those of you getting ready for the test, don't fret, it's not that bad, if you can run a crane you'll be fine, if you can't, keep practicing until you're ready. So if you're getting ready for you're test I wish you the best of luck.