Florida
Marine Specialty 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 |
| Determining Existing Soil Conditions |
7 |
| Determining Project Parameters |
11 |
| Administering Project |
16 |
| Constructing Foundation Systems |
7 |
| Constructing Shoreline Stabilization |
11 |
| Constructing Anchoring Systems |
8 |
| Performing Dredge and Fill Operations |
6 |
| Building Floating Marine Structures |
13 |
| Building Fixed Marine Structures |
11 |
| Executing Close-Out Procedures |
9 |
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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 Part 1926, 2008, GPO. |
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| 3. |
Concrete Masonry Handbook for Architects, Engineers and Builders, 6th Edition, 2008, Portland Cement Association. |
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| 4. |
Contractor's Manual, 2009 (includes 2008 Circular E), Association of Builders and Contractors Institute. |
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| 5. |
Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures, 14th Edition, 2002 (Rev 2008), Steven H. Kosmatka, Beatrix Kerkhoff, William C. Panarese. |
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| 6. |
Placing Reinforcing Bars, 8th Edition, 2005, CRSI. |
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| 7. |
Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 8th Edition, 2008, Cameron K. Andres and Ronald C. Smith. |
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| 8. |
Utility Accommodation Manual, 2007, State of Florida, Department of Transportation. |
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| 9. |
Roofing Construction and Estimating, 1995, Daniel Atcheson. |
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| 10. |
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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| 11. |
National Earthwork and Heavy Equipment Estimator, 2009, Dan Atcheson. |
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| 12. |
The Dock Manual: Designing, Building, Maintaining, 1999, Max Burns. |
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| 13. |
Residential Structure and Framing, 4th Edition, 1999. |
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| 14. |
Timber Pile Design and Construction Manual, 2002, Timber Piling Council. This manual MUST be bound prior to being brought into the test site. |
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| 15. |
Florida Building Code - Building, 2007, International Code Council. |
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| 16. |
Florida Building Code - Test Protocols for High Velocity Hurricane Zones, 2007, International Code Council. |
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We currently do not offer study materials for this trade
based on demand and the cost prohibitive nature of the reference books. |
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