Florida
Gas Line Contractor
Apply for the License
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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/
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Exam Administrator
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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
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| OPEN BOOK |
Exam Content
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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Books Allowed in the Exam |
| 1. |
Building Estimator's Reference Book, 28th Edition, Frank A. Walker. |
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| 2. |
Code of Federal Regulations, (OSHA) 29 CFR Part 1926, 2010, Revised July 1, 2010), GPO. |
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| 3. |
Contractor's Manual, 2009 (includes 2008 Circular E), Association of Builders and Contractors Institute. |
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| 4. |
Pipe and Excavation Contracting, 1987, Dave Roberts. |
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| 5. |
Pipefitter's Handbook, 3rd Edition, 1967, Forest R. Linsey. |
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| 6. |
Utility Accommodation Manual, 2007, State of Florida, Department of Transportation. |
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| 7. |
Excavation Guide (includes FL Statute Ch. 556 Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act), 2008, Sunshine State One-Call of Florida, Inc. |
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| 8. |
Florida Department of Transportation Trucking Manual, 2010, American Trucking Association. |
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| 9. |
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 192, Pipeline Safety Regulations, 2009, GPO. |
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| 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. |
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| 11. |
ASTM D 2513-09b - Standard Specification for Thermoplastic Gas Pressure Pipe, Tubing, and Fittings, 2009, ASTM. |
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| 12. |
Rules of the Public Service Commission, Chapter 25-12, Safety of Gas Transportation by Pipeline, 2009, State of Florida, Public Health Commission. |
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| 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. |
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| 14. |
Metals and How To Weld Them, 2nd Edition, 1990, James Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation. |
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| 15. |
555-Directional Bore, 2010 and 556-Jack and Bore, 2010, Florida Department of Transportation. |
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| 16. |
National Earthwork and Heavy Equipment Estimator, 2010, Dan Atcheson. |
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| 17. |
Florida Building Code - Fuel Gas, 2007, with second 2009 Supplement, ICC. |
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We currently do not offer study materials for this trade
(based on customer demand or availability of reference books) |

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