Construction Trade Research Area

Florida
Gas Line Contractor

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State of Florida
Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation
Bureau of Education and Testing

1940 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL  32399
Phone: (850) 488-5952
www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/

Exam Administrator

Bureau of Education and Testing
Candidate Services Examinations

1940 N. Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0791
Phone: (850) 488-5952
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Exam Type

OPEN  BOOK

Exam Content

Subject Areas % of Questions
General Knowledge 10
Testing and Code Compliance 5
Taps and Connections 5
Pigging and Purging 5
Maintenance 5
Welding and Fusion 20
Safety 20
Excavation 10
Equipment 10
Materials 5
Location and Investigation 5

Total Number of Test Questions: 80
Passing percentage: 70%
The state of Florida also requires that you take and pass a written Business and Finance exam for this trade.
Part of this exam requires knowledge of business management principles.  We offer those study materials on a separate Florida Business and Finance web page.

 

Books Allowed in the Exam

1. Building Estimator's Reference Book, 28th Edition, Frank A. Walker.  
2. Code of Federal Regulations, (OSHA) 29 CFR Part 1926, 2010, Revised July 1, 2010), GPO. Reference page
3. Contractor's Manual, 2009 (includes 2008 Circular E), Association of Builders and Contractors Institute.  
4. Pipe and Excavation Contracting, 1987, Dave Roberts. Buy at Amazon
5. Pipefitter's Handbook, 3rd Edition, 1967, Forest R. Linsey.  
6. Utility Accommodation Manual, 2007, State of Florida, Department of Transportation.  
7. Excavation Guide (includes FL Statute Ch. 556 Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act), 2008, Sunshine State One-Call of Florida, Inc.  
8. Florida Department of Transportation Trucking Manual, 2010, American Trucking Association.  
9. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 192, Pipeline Safety Regulations, 2009, GPO. Doc Link
10. Specfication for Line Pipe, API Specification 5L (Order No. G05L41), 44th Edition, October 2007 with January 2009 Errata 1 and February 2009 Addendum, American Petroleum Institute.  
11. ASTM D 2513-09b - Standard Specification for Thermoplastic Gas Pressure Pipe, Tubing, and Fittings, 2009, ASTM.  
12. Rules of the Public Service Commission, Chapter 25-12, Safety of Gas Transportation by Pipeline, 2009, State of Florida, Public Health Commission.  
13. Specification for Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries - Pipeline Transportation Systems - Pipeline Valves, API Specification 6D, 23rd Edition, with Addendum Oct. 1, 2009, American Petroleum Institute.  
14. Metals and How To Weld Them, 2nd Edition, 1990, James Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation.  
15. 555-Directional Bore, 2010 and 556-Jack and Bore, 2010, Florida Department of Transportation.  
16. National Earthwork and Heavy Equipment Estimator, 2010, Dan Atcheson.  
17. Florida Building Code - Fuel Gas, 2007, with second 2009 Supplement, ICC. Doc Link

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