FLORIDA MARINE DOCK WORK SPECIALTY CONTRACTOR EXAM BOOK SET - TRADE BOOKS

The Florida Marine Dock Work Specialty Contractor Exam Book Set – Trade Books from 1 Exam Prep is a complete reference collection for candidates preparing for the Florida Marine Specialty Contractor license under the Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB). This set includes the official trade and reference books designated for the Marine Dock Work Specialty portion of the state exam, covering construction standards, marine engineering principles, piling installation, dock construction, and OSHA safety regulations. It is designed to align with the Florida Contractors Exam administered by Pearson VUE and approved by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). Each title supports exam sections focused on plan reading, coastal structure construction, and material specifications required for licensing compliance in Florida’s marine contracting field.

The Florida State Marine Dock Work Contractor trade exam book package includes the following fourteen (14) references allowed into the exam room:

1. Walker's Building Estimator’s Reference Book, Walker’s, 33rd Ed.
2. Code of Federal Regulations, (OSHA) 29 Part 1926
3. Contractors Manual, 2021
4. Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures, 17th Edition, 2021
5. Placing Reinforcing Bars, 10th Edition, 2019
6. Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 11th Edition, 2024
7. Damage Prevention Guide (includes FL Statute Ch. 556 Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act), October 2020
8. Dock Manual, Design, Building, Maintaining, 14th Ed., 1999
9. Timber Pile Design & Construction Manual, 2016
10. Department of the Army Permit State Programmatic General Permit (SPGP V-R1), November 2017, US Army of Engineers
11. Florida Statutes Chapter 403.813, 2023
12. Florida Building Code - Building, 2023
13. Florida Building Code - Accessibility, 2023
14. Florida Building Code – Residential, 2023

The following reference is NOT included in the book package: 

1. *Construction Planning, Equipment and Methods, 10th Ed., 2023 (*suggested study reference, not allowed into the exam)

A “marine dock work contractor” is qualified and certified by the board to install, repair, maintain, or alter docks, piers, and decks of marine nature, and may perform pile driving as well as other operations necessary for the safe construction of these structures.