North Carolina Marine Construction Contractor Ultimate Books Exam Room Approved + Course + Application Package

Prepare for the North Carolina Marine Construction Contractor examination and licensing process with a complete Ultimate package that combines three exam-room-approved rental books, live and self-study trade-course preparation, and Application Service. This package provides an organized approach to studying marine construction, practicing open-book reference navigation, and completing the North Carolina contractor application process.

The North Carolina Marine Construction Contractor examination covers CAMA-regulated areas, small docks, pile driving, concrete, concrete reinforcement, construction safety, contractor laws, liens, and erosion and sedimentation control. Candidates need practical knowledge of marine and waterfront construction while also knowing how to locate exact information in the approved safety, coastal-development, and construction-equipment references.

This Ultimate package includes the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry, the CAMA Handbook for Development of Coastal North Carolina, 2007, and Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, 10th Edition. All three rental references are professionally highlighted and tabbed for organized study and efficient use during the open-book examination.

The official examination reference list identifies an earlier edition of Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods and permits later editions of non-code references. This package includes the 10th Edition. Candidates should use the included edition consistently throughout their course preparation and reference-navigation practice.

The trade course combines live instruction with self-study access. Live preparation provides guided review of important marine construction subjects, approved-reference use, and examination strategies. The self-study course allows candidates to continue preparing independently, revisit difficult lessons, and practice using the highlighted and tabbed books throughout the access period. This Ultimate package includes 1 year of course access.

Application Service is included. This service provides support with organizing and completing the North Carolina contractor application process. Application acceptance, examination eligibility, and license issuance remain subject to the qualifications, requirements, and decisions of the North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors.

Please allow 15 business days for professional highlighting and tabbing before shipment. The package price is $1,165, plus a refundable $150 rental-book deposit, for a total initial payment of $1,315. The $150 deposit is refundable when all rental books are returned within one year in similar condition.

Exam Details

The North Carolina Marine Construction Contractor examination is administered by PSI for the North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors. Candidates must complete the applicable application or examination-request process and receive examination eligibility before registering and scheduling a testing appointment.

• Examination: North Carolina Marine Construction Contractor
• Number of questions: 50
• Time allowed: 120 minutes
• Passing score: 70%
• Testing format: Computer-based examination
• Testing provider: PSI Services LLC

The examination content outline includes the following areas:

• CAMA-Regulated Areas: 7 questions
• Small Docks: 7 questions
• Pile Driving: 12 questions
• Concrete: 7 questions
• Concrete Reinforcement: 7 questions
• Safety: 5 questions
• Laws and Regulations: 2 questions
• Liens: 1 question
• Erosion and Sedimentation Control: 2 questions

Pile driving is the largest examination category. Candidates should review pile types, pile materials, driving equipment, hammers, leads, handling, storage, positioning, alignment, driving resistance, cutoffs, splicing, extraction, equipment selection, marine access, and safe operating practices.

CAMA-regulated areas and small docks account for fourteen questions combined. Preparation should include coastal development terminology, areas of environmental concern, permit considerations, shoreline conditions, docks, piers, platforms, access structures, water-dependent uses, setbacks, dimensions, and development restrictions addressed in the approved CAMA handbook.

Concrete and concrete reinforcement also account for fourteen questions combined. Candidates should understand concrete materials, placement, consolidation, finishing, curing, form considerations, reinforcing-bar placement, supports, spacing, ties, splices, clear cover, embedments, and construction practices associated with waterfront structures.

The remaining examination questions cover safety, contractor laws, liens, and erosion and sedimentation control. Although these areas contain fewer questions, they remain part of the examination and should be included in a complete study schedule.

Open Book Test

The North Carolina Marine Construction Contractor examination is an open-book test. All three highlighted and tabbed rental references included in this Ultimate package are approved for use inside the examination room.

The North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry supports questions involving personal protective equipment, cranes, rigging, pile-driving equipment, marine operations, fall protection, ladders, scaffolds, material handling, concrete work, electrical hazards, tools, access, and other construction-site safety requirements.

The CAMA Handbook for Development of Coastal North Carolina, 2007 supports questions involving coastal development, CAMA-regulated areas, areas of environmental concern, permits, small docks, piers, shoreline development, water-dependent structures, and coastal construction limitations.

Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, 10th Edition supports questions involving pile driving, construction equipment, equipment selection, productivity, earthwork, concrete operations, planning, estimating concepts, safety considerations, and field methods used in marine construction.

Approved references may be highlighted, underlined, and indexed before the examination. Tabs must be permanent and firmly attached to the pages. Removable page flags, temporary markers, and Post-it-style tabs are not accepted. Notes may not be written on the tabs.

The CAMA Handbook must be complete and properly bound for examination-room use. Partial reference materials are not accepted. Loose papers and attached supplemental materials are not permitted with the approved references.

Candidates may not write in the books during the examination session. The references should remain securely bound and in acceptable condition. Because these books are rentals, they must also be returned in similar condition within the one-year rental period.

The 120-minute testing period provides an average of approximately two minutes and twenty-four seconds per question. Candidates should learn the main trade concepts before test day and use the references when a question requires an exact safety standard, coastal-development provision, equipment detail, table, or construction procedure.

Licensing Steps

1. Select the appropriate marine construction classification. Confirm that the classification matches the marine and freshwater construction work the applicant or business intends to perform.
2. Choose the applicable license limitation. Select the limitation that corresponds with the applicant’s financial qualifications and anticipated project values.
3. Identify the qualifier. Designate the individual whose accepted examination will support the requested classification.
4. Gather the required application information. Organize the business, ownership, qualifier, financial, and background information needed for the filing.
5. Use the included Application Service. Work through the North Carolina contractor application process with the support included in this Ultimate package.
6. Submit the applicable materials. Complete the required filing with the North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors.
7. Receive examination eligibility. Eligible candidates receive instructions for registering and scheduling the examination through PSI.
8. Attend the live trade course. Use guided instruction to review pile driving, docks, coastal requirements, concrete, reinforcement, safety, and examination strategies.
9. Continue with self-study preparation. Use the one-year access period to review lessons, complete practice activities, and revisit difficult subjects.
10. Practice with the rental books. Become familiar with the highlighted provisions, permanent tabs, diagrams, chapters, and organization of all three approved references.
11. Schedule and take the examination. Bring the required identification and approved rental references in acceptable condition.
12. Complete any remaining licensing requirements. Passing the examination satisfies the testing component, but the board must approve the complete application before issuing the license.
13. Return the rental books. Return all three references within one year in similar condition to qualify for the refundable $150 deposit.

Passing the examination does not independently authorize an individual or business to perform licensed contracting work. The applicant or business entity must receive and maintain the applicable North Carolina contractor license.

State Requirements

The North Carolina Marine and Freshwater Construction specialty classification covers marine construction and repair activities in deep-water installations, harbors, inlets, sounds, bays, channels, canals, lakes, ponds, freshwater bodies, and navigable waterways.

Covered work includes dredging and the construction or installation of pilings, piers, decks, slips, docks, and bulkheads. The classification does not automatically include separate structures placed on docks, slips, or piers when those structures require another applicable classification.

Projects may involve shoreline access, pile-supported structures, bulkheads, docks, platforms, marine equipment, concrete components, reinforcing steel, excavation, dredging, erosion control, and work performed around tidal or freshwater environments.

The contractor classification determines the type of construction work the licensed business may perform. The license limitation determines the monetary value of projects the contractor may undertake. Applicants should select both according to the company’s intended work, financial qualifications, and anticipated project sizes.

The applicant must designate a qualifier whose accepted examination supports the requested classification. The qualifier demonstrates examination knowledge, while the contractor license is issued to the approved applicant or business entity.

North Carolina requires a general contractor license when a person or business undertakes covered construction work valued at $40,000 or more. The licensed entity must hold an appropriate classification and a limitation that permits the value of the project.

Marine construction projects may also require coastal permits, environmental approvals, building permits, inspections, engineered plans, utility coordination, erosion-control measures, and other project-specific authorizations. A contractor license does not replace those additional requirements.

Reference Books

This Ultimate package includes three professionally highlighted and tabbed rental references. All three books are approved for use inside the North Carolina Marine Construction Contractor examination room.

• Included Book: North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry, with Latest Available Amendments
  This rental reference contains construction safety requirements involving cranes, rigging, pile-driving equipment, personal protective equipment, fall protection, ladders, scaffolds, tools, material handling, concrete work, electrical exposure, access, and other jobsite hazards. Professional highlighting and permanent tabs help organize important safety sections for study and exam-room navigation.
• Included Book: CAMA Handbook for Development of Coastal North Carolina, 2007
  This rental reference addresses coastal development requirements, areas of environmental concern, CAMA permits, shoreline development, small docks, piers, water-dependent uses, and other coastal construction topics. The book is provided in a complete bound format and is professionally highlighted and tabbed.
• Included Book: Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, 10th Edition
  This rental reference covers construction planning, equipment selection, productivity, earthwork, pile-driving methods, concrete operations, estimating concepts, and field-construction procedures. The 10th Edition is highlighted and tabbed to support trade review and efficient navigation.

All three references remain rental property. The complete rental set must be returned within one year in similar condition for the $150 rental-book deposit to be refundable.

Exam Room Approved Books

The following professionally highlighted and tabbed rental references are approved for use inside the North Carolina Marine Construction Contractor examination room:

• North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry, with Latest Available Amendments
  Use this reference for pile-driving safety, cranes, rigging, fall protection, personal protective equipment, ladders, scaffolds, material handling, concrete work, tools, and general construction-site requirements.
• CAMA Handbook for Development of Coastal North Carolina, 2007
  Use this reference for CAMA-regulated areas, coastal permits, areas of environmental concern, small docks, piers, shoreline development, and water-dependent construction.
• Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, 10th Edition
  Use this reference for pile driving, equipment selection, productivity, planning, earthwork, concrete operations, and construction methods.

Candidates should practice with all three approved references throughout the course-access period. Highlighting and permanent tabs provide an organized navigation system, but repeated use is necessary to learn each book’s structure, terminology, diagrams, tables, and subject locations.

Test Information and Study Materials

This Ultimate package combines live trade instruction with self-study preparation and provides 1 year of course access. The course structure supports guided learning, independent review, trade-focused practice, and repeated use of the approved exam-room references.

Begin with pile driving because it is the largest examination category. Review pile materials, pile types, equipment, hammer selection, leads, handling, positioning, alignment, driving procedures, refusal concepts, splicing, cutoffs, extraction, temporary support, and safe equipment operation.

Study CAMA-regulated areas and small docks using the approved handbook. Practice locating coastal-development terminology, permit information, areas of environmental concern, shoreline restrictions, dimensional requirements, and provisions affecting docks, piers, and related waterfront structures.

Concrete preparation should include materials, proportioning concepts, placement, consolidation, finishing, curing, joints, formwork considerations, weather effects, and common defects. Concrete-reinforcement study should cover bar identification, supports, spacing, ties, splices, clear cover, placement, and coordination with concrete operations.

Safety preparation should emphasize cranes, rigging, pile-driving equipment, suspended loads, fall protection, work over or near water, ladders, scaffolds, personal protective equipment, electrical exposure, tools, access, and material handling.

Candidates should also review erosion and sedimentation control, contractor laws, regulations, and liens. These categories account for fewer questions but remain part of the official examination outline.

Timed reference exercises should be included throughout preparation. Read a question, identify the subject, select the appropriate approved reference, locate the applicable tab, and confirm the answer from the relevant section, table, illustration, or procedure.

How 1 Exam Prep Helps You Reach Your Goal

1 Exam Prep supports candidates through organized study guidance, live trade instruction, self-study review, practice-oriented preparation, reference navigation, and a confidence-building study structure. This Ultimate package combines approved examination references, one-year course access, and Application Service in one organized option.

The live course provides guided attention to pile driving, coastal-development requirements, docks, concrete, reinforcement, safety, erosion control, and examination strategies. The self-study course allows students to reinforce that instruction, revisit challenging lessons, and continue preparing throughout the one-year access period.

The professionally highlighted and tabbed rental books reduce the work involved in building a reference-navigation system. Highlighting draws attention to important coastal provisions, safety standards, construction methods, tables, diagrams, and technical details. Permanent tabs provide consistent access points for repeated practice.

Application Service provides support with organizing and completing the North Carolina contractor application process. It does not guarantee application acceptance, examination eligibility, license issuance, or state approval, but it gives candidates a structured way to approach the filing process.

Preparing with the same approved books that will be used during the examination helps build familiarity with each reference. Regular practice can improve the ability to identify which book applies and where important information is located under timed conditions.

No course, rental-book package, or application service guarantees a passing score, licensing approval, or a specific examination result. Outcomes depend on the candidate’s knowledge, qualifications, preparation, practical experience, reference familiarity, and examination performance.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is included in the Ultimate package?

The package includes three highlighted and tabbed exam-room-approved rental books, live trade instruction, self-study preparation, 1 year of course access, and Application Service.

What is the total initial payment?

The package price is $1,165, plus a refundable $150 rental-book deposit, for a total initial payment of $1,315.

How is the $150 deposit refunded?

The $150 deposit is refundable when all three rental books are returned within one year in similar condition.

How long can I keep the rental books?

The rental period is one year. The complete three-book set must be returned within that period in similar condition to qualify for the deposit refund.

How long is the course available?

The package includes 1 year of course access.

Does the package include live and self-study preparation?

Yes. The package includes live Marine Construction Contractor course instruction and self-study course access.

Is Application Service included?

Yes. Application Service is included with this Ultimate package.

Does Application Service guarantee license approval?

No. The North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors determines application acceptance, examination eligibility, and license issuance.

Are all three books approved for the examination room?

Yes. All three included rental references are approved for use during the North Carolina Marine Construction Contractor examination.

Are the rental books already highlighted and tabbed?

Yes. Every rental reference is professionally highlighted and tabbed before shipment.

Is the examination open book?

Yes. The North Carolina Marine Construction Contractor examination is open book, and candidates may use the approved references in accordance with the testing rules.

Why does the package include the 10th Edition of Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods?

The examination bulletin permits later editions of non-code references. This package includes the 10th Edition for preparation and exam-room use.

How long do the books take to prepare?

Please allow 15 business days for professional highlighting and tabbing before shipment.

Does this Ultimate package guarantee a passing score?

No. The package provides organized references, live and self-study preparation, and application support, but results depend on the candidate’s knowledge, qualifications, preparation, experience, and examination performance.