FLORIDA MARINE PILE DRIVING SPECIALTY CONTRACTOR EXAM BOOK SET - TRADE BOOKS

The Florida Marine Pile Driving Specialty Contractor Exam Book Set – Trade Books, published by 1 Exam Prep, contains the complete set of reference materials required by the Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB) for candidates pursuing the Marine Pile Driving Specialty Contractor license. This comprehensive collection includes state-approved texts covering marine construction standards, pile installation methods, coastal foundation regulations, and safety codes essential for exam preparation. The materials support applicants for both the Trade Knowledge and Business & Finance portions of the Florida contractor licensing exam, as recognized by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). Each book in the set aligns with CILB’s current reference list, ensuring compliance with Florida’s marine construction scope and regulatory framework.

The Florida State Marine Pile Driving Contractor trade exam book package includes the following six (6) 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. Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 11th Edition, 2024
5. Damage Prevention Guide (includes FL Statute Ch. 556 Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act), October 2020
6. Timber Pile Design & Construction Manual, 2016

The following references 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 pile driving contractor” is qualified and certified by the board to drive concrete, wood, or steel piles in a marine environment to provide the foundations for fixed docks, floating docks, boathouses, mooring devices, mooring fields, seawalls, bulkheads, piers, wharfs, boatlifts, boat ramps, revetments, cofferdams, wave attenuators, dune crossovers and other marine structures.