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Land Surveyor-in-Training

Statutory surveyor-in-training certification; the Board application page reports that it no longer issues LSIT certificates, as disclosed in the route conditions.

Licensing authority: Rhode Island Board of Registration for Professional Land Surveyors, Department of Business Regulation · Application information

Statutory certification by Fundamentals examination
Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) Exam
Administrative issuance notice
The official Board application page states: “NOTE: Rhode Island no longer issues LSIT certificates.” Source https://bdp.ri.gov/land-surveyors/apply, independently read via server-side access on September 30, 2026; local script retrieval failed anti-bot checks. The statutory certification and FS examination remain represented under controlling § 5-8.1-9(c), which expressly grants the certificate after passage.
Character
Good character and reputation substantiated by interview with a Board quorum; three character references including one PLS (§ 5-8.1-9(d)).
Duration
The designation remains valid indefinitely (§ 1.4(F)); it does not itself authorize independent PLS practice.
Program
Complete the Board-prescribed and approved surveyor-in-training program and pass Fundamentals (§ 5-8.1-9(c)).

Professional Land Surveyor

Individual registration authorizing professional land surveying in Rhode Island.

Licensing authority: Rhode Island Board of Registration for Professional Land Surveyors, Department of Business Regulation · Application information

Registration by comity or endorsement
Board application category
The Board overview says applicants who currently hold or previously held PLS registration in any U.S. jurisdiction must apply by comity; the controlling statute specifies a current certificate. Source: https://bdp.ri.gov/land-surveyors, read independently through server-side access.
Character and references
Good character and reputation; five references, three from registered PLSs with personal knowledge of the applicant’s surveying experience (§ 5-8.1-9(c)).
Disciplinary disclosure
Applicants for reciprocity must disclose all disciplinary action imposed by other registration jurisdictions (§ 1.4(D)).
Examination evidence
Provide verified prior passing FS and PS results; both are current examinations and remain requirement leaves even though they precede the application. Board approval and passage of the Rhode Island examination are required.
Registration elsewhere
Hold a current registration issued by a proper U.S. jurisdiction; at original licensure the applicant must have met then-existing Rhode Island requirements (§ 5-8.1-9(e)(vii)).
Renewal of registration expired no more than two years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Approval
Director approval, evidence of continued competence and good character, and double the regular renewal fee (§ 5-8.1-10(e)).
Ce
Applicable CE requirements remain in force (§ 1.7); practice is prohibited until registration is renewed.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Experience and examination
Application
Application under oath, education and detailed experience documentation, and required application fee (§ 5-8.1-9(a)–(b)); Board may request additional information or appearance (§ 1.4(A)).
Board timing notice
The Board overview, independently read through server-side access at https://bdp.ri.gov/land-surveyors, states: “Effective November 17, 2023, applicants are no longer required to obtain Board approval prior to registering for the NCEES PS Exam.” It says FS and PS must be passed before applying and permits PS before the required experience. The application page at https://bdp.ri.gov/land-surveyors/apply instead says: “At this time, applicants for initial PLS Registration must apply to the RI PLS Board prior to taking the PS exam.” Both identify the same examinations; applicant scheduling remains subject to the Board’s instructions. Local fetching of those HTML pages failed anti-bot checks; their text was read with the official server-side tool and is not declared as a locally obtained document.
Character
Good character and reputation; five references, three from registered PLSs with personal knowledge of the applicant’s surveying experience (§ 5-8.1-9(c)).
Core curriculum
For this category, § 5-8.1-9(h) requires core curriculum or Board-approved equivalents/substitutions: surveying 6 credits covering GPS/geodetic control and boundary adjustment; mathematics 9; business/law 6; science 9; computer usage 3; English composition/technical writing/creative writing/speech 6.
Education and experience
No degree requirement; core curriculum and at least seven years of verified surveying experience.
Experience distribution
Verified experience under the direct supervision of a registered PLS satisfactory to the Board; at least 20% field work, 20% research/deed evidence/reconciliation, and 20% property-line calculations and determination (§ 5-8.1-9(e)).
Other jurisdiction lsit credit
Under § 1.4(F), credit for Fundamentals may be granted for a valid and active other-jurisdiction LSIT certificate issued after an equivalent written examination with satisfactory grades and reciprocal privileges; it does not transfer another state’s examination into this route.
Teaching credit
Teaching advanced land-surveying subjects in a college or university offering an approved surveying curriculum may be accepted as surveying experience (§ 5-8.1-9(e)(vi)).
Four year nonsurveying degree and examination
Application
Application under oath, education and detailed experience documentation, and required application fee (§ 5-8.1-9(a)–(b)); Board may request additional information or appearance (§ 1.4(A)).
Board timing notice
The Board overview, independently read through server-side access at https://bdp.ri.gov/land-surveyors, states: “Effective November 17, 2023, applicants are no longer required to obtain Board approval prior to registering for the NCEES PS Exam.” It says FS and PS must be passed before applying and permits PS before the required experience. The application page at https://bdp.ri.gov/land-surveyors/apply instead says: “At this time, applicants for initial PLS Registration must apply to the RI PLS Board prior to taking the PS exam.” Both identify the same examinations; applicant scheduling remains subject to the Board’s instructions. Local fetching of those HTML pages failed anti-bot checks; their text was read with the official server-side tool and is not declared as a locally obtained document.
Character
Good character and reputation; five references, three from registered PLSs with personal knowledge of the applicant’s surveying experience (§ 5-8.1-9(c)).
Core curriculum
For this category, § 5-8.1-9(h) requires core curriculum or Board-approved equivalents/substitutions: surveying 6 credits covering GPS/geodetic control and boundary adjustment; mathematics 9; business/law 6; science 9; computer usage 3; English composition/technical writing/creative writing/speech 6.
Education and experience
Four-year degree, core curriculum, and at least five years of verified surveying experience.
Experience distribution
Verified experience under the direct supervision of a registered PLS satisfactory to the Board; at least 20% field work, 20% research/deed evidence/reconciliation, and 20% property-line calculations and determination (§ 5-8.1-9(e)).
Other jurisdiction lsit credit
Under § 1.4(F), credit for Fundamentals may be granted for a valid and active other-jurisdiction LSIT certificate issued after an equivalent written examination with satisfactory grades and reciprocal privileges; it does not transfer another state’s examination into this route.
Teaching credit
Teaching advanced land-surveying subjects in a college or university offering an approved surveying curriculum may be accepted as surveying experience (§ 5-8.1-9(e)(vi)).
Four year surveying degree and examination
Application
Application under oath, education and detailed experience documentation, and required application fee (§ 5-8.1-9(a)–(b)); Board may request additional information or appearance (§ 1.4(A)).
Board timing notice
The Board overview, independently read through server-side access at https://bdp.ri.gov/land-surveyors, states: “Effective November 17, 2023, applicants are no longer required to obtain Board approval prior to registering for the NCEES PS Exam.” It says FS and PS must be passed before applying and permits PS before the required experience. The application page at https://bdp.ri.gov/land-surveyors/apply instead says: “At this time, applicants for initial PLS Registration must apply to the RI PLS Board prior to taking the PS exam.” Both identify the same examinations; applicant scheduling remains subject to the Board’s instructions. Local fetching of those HTML pages failed anti-bot checks; their text was read with the official server-side tool and is not declared as a locally obtained document.
Character
Good character and reputation; five references, three from registered PLSs with personal knowledge of the applicant’s surveying experience (§ 5-8.1-9(c)).
Education and experience
Four-year surveying degree and at least four years of verified surveying experience.
Experience distribution
Verified experience under the direct supervision of a registered PLS satisfactory to the Board; at least 20% field work, 20% research/deed evidence/reconciliation, and 20% property-line calculations and determination (§ 5-8.1-9(e)).
Other jurisdiction lsit credit
Under § 1.4(F), credit for Fundamentals may be granted for a valid and active other-jurisdiction LSIT certificate issued after an equivalent written examination with satisfactory grades and reciprocal privileges; it does not transfer another state’s examination into this route.
Teaching credit
Teaching advanced land-surveying subjects in a college or university offering an approved surveying curriculum may be accepted as surveying experience (§ 5-8.1-9(e)(vi)).
Two year nonsurveying degree and examination
Application
Application under oath, education and detailed experience documentation, and required application fee (§ 5-8.1-9(a)–(b)); Board may request additional information or appearance (§ 1.4(A)).
Board timing notice
The Board overview, independently read through server-side access at https://bdp.ri.gov/land-surveyors, states: “Effective November 17, 2023, applicants are no longer required to obtain Board approval prior to registering for the NCEES PS Exam.” It says FS and PS must be passed before applying and permits PS before the required experience. The application page at https://bdp.ri.gov/land-surveyors/apply instead says: “At this time, applicants for initial PLS Registration must apply to the RI PLS Board prior to taking the PS exam.” Both identify the same examinations; applicant scheduling remains subject to the Board’s instructions. Local fetching of those HTML pages failed anti-bot checks; their text was read with the official server-side tool and is not declared as a locally obtained document.
Character
Good character and reputation; five references, three from registered PLSs with personal knowledge of the applicant’s surveying experience (§ 5-8.1-9(c)).
Core curriculum
For this category, § 5-8.1-9(h) requires core curriculum or Board-approved equivalents/substitutions: surveying 6 credits covering GPS/geodetic control and boundary adjustment; mathematics 9; business/law 6; science 9; computer usage 3; English composition/technical writing/creative writing/speech 6.
Education and experience
Two-year degree, core curriculum, and at least five years of verified surveying experience.
Experience distribution
Verified experience under the direct supervision of a registered PLS satisfactory to the Board; at least 20% field work, 20% research/deed evidence/reconciliation, and 20% property-line calculations and determination (§ 5-8.1-9(e)).
Other jurisdiction lsit credit
Under § 1.4(F), credit for Fundamentals may be granted for a valid and active other-jurisdiction LSIT certificate issued after an equivalent written examination with satisfactory grades and reciprocal privileges; it does not transfer another state’s examination into this route.
Teaching credit
Teaching advanced land-surveying subjects in a college or university offering an approved surveying curriculum may be accepted as surveying experience (§ 5-8.1-9(e)(vi)).
Two year surveying degree and examination
Application
Application under oath, education and detailed experience documentation, and required application fee (§ 5-8.1-9(a)–(b)); Board may request additional information or appearance (§ 1.4(A)).
Board timing notice
The Board overview, independently read through server-side access at https://bdp.ri.gov/land-surveyors, states: “Effective November 17, 2023, applicants are no longer required to obtain Board approval prior to registering for the NCEES PS Exam.” It says FS and PS must be passed before applying and permits PS before the required experience. The application page at https://bdp.ri.gov/land-surveyors/apply instead says: “At this time, applicants for initial PLS Registration must apply to the RI PLS Board prior to taking the PS exam.” Both identify the same examinations; applicant scheduling remains subject to the Board’s instructions. Local fetching of those HTML pages failed anti-bot checks; their text was read with the official server-side tool and is not declared as a locally obtained document.
Character
Good character and reputation; five references, three from registered PLSs with personal knowledge of the applicant’s surveying experience (§ 5-8.1-9(c)).
Education and experience
Two-year surveying degree and at least five years of verified surveying experience.
Experience distribution
Verified experience under the direct supervision of a registered PLS satisfactory to the Board; at least 20% field work, 20% research/deed evidence/reconciliation, and 20% property-line calculations and determination (§ 5-8.1-9(e)).
Other jurisdiction lsit credit
Under § 1.4(F), credit for Fundamentals may be granted for a valid and active other-jurisdiction LSIT certificate issued after an equivalent written examination with satisfactory grades and reciprocal privileges; it does not transfer another state’s examination into this route.
Teaching credit
Teaching advanced land-surveying subjects in a college or university offering an approved surveying curriculum may be accepted as surveying experience (§ 5-8.1-9(e)(vi)).
Reapplication after lapse longer than four years
Lapse
Registration lapsed more than four years; reapply under § 5-8.1-9 (§ 5-8.1-10(f)).
Prior scores
FS and PS may be evidenced by prior successful completion; Board reexamination discretion and any required score acceptance are conditions. The Rhode Island legal examination is identified in § 5-8.1-9(e).
Qualification
Meet the applicable education/experience category or comity qualifications and provide examination evidence and other application requirements of § 5-8.1-9.
Reactivation after one year or more inactive
Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) Exam
Continuing education alternative
Instead of passing PS, satisfy one half the biennium PDH requirement multiplied by years inactive, capped at 45 PDHs, subject to Board review and approval (§ 1.7(M)(4)(a)).
Prior status
Inactive for one year or more; submit a written request and required fee.
Ps score window
If using the PS alternative, successful completion must be within the year immediately before application (§ 1.7(M)(4)(b)).
Reactivation after less than one year inactive
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Education
Meet one half of the biennium PDH requirement (§ 1.7(M)(5)).
Inactive period
Inactive registration for less than one year.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Timely biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Ce reciprocity
An out-of-state resident may certify satisfaction of equivalent Board-accepted CE and registration requirements in the other jurisdiction (§ 1.7(J)); keep supporting records four years (§ 1.7(F)).
Continuing education
20 PDHs per preceding biennium, including at least 10 from activities other than correspondence/internet/online courses. Up to 10 PDHs may carry over. New registrants first comply at the renewal on the three-year anniversary (§ 1.7(C)).
Exemptions
Registrants registered before July 1, 1975 are statutorily exempt from CE (§ 5-8.1-4.1). Board may exempt documented disability/illness/extenuating circumstances or qualifying noncareer military service of at least 120 consecutive days (§ 1.7(L)).
Timing
Renew by June 30 of odd-numbered years; pay required renewal fee (§ 5-8.1-10(e)).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) Exam

Provider
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES); administered year-round in testing windows at NCEES-approved Pearson test centers
Format
Computer-based test, closed book with an electronic reference (NCEES FS Reference Handbook and the specified standards); includes alternative item types (AITs) in addition to traditional multiple-choice questions; uses both SI and U.S. Customary units
Exam questions
110 questions
Time limit
6-hour appointment: nondisclosure agreement (2 minutes), tutorial (8 minutes), exam (5 hours and 20 minutes), scheduled break (25 minutes)
Passing score
Results reported as pass or fail; failing examinees receive a diagnostic report by major topic
Exam fee
$225 exam fee payable directly to NCEES
Examination outline
  • 1. Surveying Processes and Methods (16–24 of 110 questions)
    • A. Instrumentation (e.g., GNSS/GPS, levels, total stations, robotic total stations, scanners, UAS)
    • B. GNSS/GPS surveys (e.g., static, kinematic, OPUS, real-time networks)
    • C. Control surveys (e.g., horizontal, vertical, network design, accuracy standards)
    • D. Cadastral (e.g., Public Land Survey System [PLSS], boundary, metes and bounds, land title)
    • E. Topographic surveys
    • F. Construction surveys (e.g., layout, as-built, quantity)
    • G. Land development (e.g., subdivision design/platting, land use, environmental, flood plains, wetlands)
    • H. Field record keeping and documentation (e.g., procedures, field books, raw data files)
  • 2. Mapping Processes and Methods (14–21 of 110 questions)
    • A. Basic mapping concepts (e.g., scaling, symbols, features, legend, contours, cartography)
    • B. Types of maps (e.g., plan and profile, cross section, plat, record of survey, ALTA, topographic, planimetric)
    • C. CAD (e.g., 2-D, 3-D, building information modeling [BIM])
    • D. GIS (e.g., feature collection, map projections, coordinate systems, metadata, database design and management, spatial data analysis, GIS applications)
    • E. Digital terrain model (e.g., machine control, triangulated irregular network [TIN], digital surface model, digital elevation model)
    • F. Photogrammetry and remote sensing (e.g., close range, conventional, softcopy, ground control, quality control, flight planning, project planning, UAS, drone, LiDAR, satellite, digital image analysis and processing)
  • 3. Boundary Law and Real Property Principles (19–29 of 110 questions)
    • A. Public records and descriptions (e.g., land descriptions, mineral rights, ownership rights, weighting evidence)
    • B. Common law principles (e.g., controlling elements, unwritten rights, adverse possession)
    • C. Easements (e.g., granted, implied/prescriptive)
    • D. Simultaneous and sequential conveyances
    • E. Metes and bounds
    • F. PLSS
    • G. Water law (e.g., riparian, littoral rights, water marks/levels)
    • H. Sources of law (e.g., federal/state/local, administrative, common, citations, legal research)
    • I. Encumbrances (e.g., restrictive covenants, mortgages, liens)
    • J. Real property law (e.g., deeds, chains of title)
  • 4. Surveying Principles (13–20 of 110 questions)
    • A. Basic surveying (e.g., horizontal surveys, vertical surveys, understanding of historical methods and instruments, route surveying, magnetic declination)
    • B. Geodesy (e.g., spherical trigonometry, geometric, physical, geodetic coordinates, orthometric corrections, convergence, geodetic reductions, gravity modeling, geoid modeling)
    • C. Applied geodesy (e.g., datums and datum conversions, latitude/longitude, coordinate transformations, state plane coordinate system [SPCS], map projections, control networks, reduction of observations, deflection of vertical, satellite coordinate systems)
  • 5. Survey Computations and Computer Applications (17–26 of 110 questions)
    • A. Coordinate geometry
    • B. Traverse closure and adjustments
    • C. Leveling (e.g., differential, trigonometric, reciprocal, precise)
    • D. Least squares adjustments
    • E. Area
    • F. Horizontal curves
    • G. Vertical curves
    • H. Volume (e.g., mass diagrams, earthwork)
    • I. Spreadsheets
    • J. Slopes and grades
  • 6. Business Concepts (11–17 of 110 questions)
    • A. Project planning (e.g., resource management, scheduling, cost estimation, tracking)
    • B. Safety (e.g., signage, basic first aid, safety equipment)
    • C. Liabilities (e.g., negligence, employee behavior, errors and omissions)
    • D. Contracts (e.g., basic elements, scope of work, specifications)
    • E. Supervision (e.g., survey team leadership, personnel management)
    • F. Project documentation and record management
    • G. Ethics
    • H. Communication (e.g., written communication, oral communication, alternate forms of communication, conflict resolution)
  • 7. Applied Mathematics and Statistics (10–15 of 110 questions)
    • A. College mathematics (e.g., trigonometry, analytical geometry and calculus, linear algebra and matrix theory)
    • B. Probability and statistics (e.g., mean, median, mode, hypothesis testing, normal distribution, linear regression)
    • C. Measurement science (e.g., error analysis, error propagation, positional tolerance, positional accuracy, random/systematic/blunder errors, unit conversions)
    • D. Quantitative reasoning (e.g., critical thinking, data analysis and validation, blunder detection, data quality, redundancy)
Examination sources

Rhode Island Examination (Land Surveying)

Provider
Rhode Island Board of Registration for Professional Land Surveyors
Format
Written legal examination; textbooks, bound notes and standard printed references permitted
Time limit
Two hours
Passing score
Not less than 70%
Examination outline
  • Boundary law
  • Land use
  • Procedures and practices pertaining to the Practice of Land Surveying within the State of Rhode Island
  • Regulatory permitting
  • Rhode Island General Laws pertaining to Land Surveying
Examination sources

Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) Exam

Provider
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES); administered year-round via computer-based testing at approved Pearson test centers
Format
Computer-based, closed book with an electronic reference (NCEES PS Reference Handbook and the specified standards); U.S. Customary units; questions require a variety of approaches and methodologies, including design, analysis, and application
Exam questions
100 questions
Time limit
7 hours, including a tutorial and an optional scheduled break
Passing score
Results reported as pass or fail; failing examinees receive a diagnostic report by major topic
Exam fee
$375 exam fee payable directly to NCEES
Examination outline
  • 1. Legal Principles (18–27 of 100 questions)
    • A. Principles of Evidence — 1. How to search for data and for physical evidence to evaluate data; 2. How to evaluate data; 3. Parol evidence; 4. Prescriptive rights; 5. Adverse possession; 6. Acquiescence; 7. Controlling elements; 8. Easement rights
    • B. Common Law Boundary Principles — 1. Historical and current common law principles; 2. Riparian and littoral rights; 3. Sovereign rights, including both navigable waters and eminent domain; 4. Sovereign land grants
    • C. Sequential and Simultaneous Conveyance Concepts — 1. Types of conveyances; 2. Junior/senior rights; 3. Record and physical evidence
    • D. Legal Descriptions for Real Property Transactions — 1. Preparation and interpretation of legal descriptions; 2. Controlling elements and how they impact the description; 3. Unwritten rights and how they impact the description; 4. Encumbrances and how they impact the description; 5. Easements and how they impact the description
    • E. Evidence for the Perpetuation of the U.S. PLSS
  • 2. Professional Survey Practices (22–33 of 100 questions)
    • A. Public/Private Record Sources — 1. Resources for private and public records; 2. Local public records indexing and filing system; 3. Local survey office records
    • B. Documentation, Supervision, and Clear Communication of Field Procedures — 1. Field surveying techniques; 2. Field surveying practices; 3. Data collection protocols
    • C. GPS/GNSS including satellite constellations, static GPS, RTK, PPP, and virtual networks
    • D. Surveying Principles and Computations — 1. Technical computations; 2. Applicable software
    • E. Monumentation Standards — 1. Applicable monumentation criteria; 2. Monument types
    • F. Land Development Solutions — 1. Regulatory land development criteria; 2. Construction criteria; 3. Land development implementation procedures
    • G. Survey Maps/Plats/Reports — 1. Technical communications by schematic, platting, and mapping processes and procedures; 2. Communication options
    • H. GIS — 1. GIS spatial databases and metadata; 2. Datums and projections related to GIS
  • 3. Standards and Specifications (8–12 of 100 questions)
    • A. BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions
    • B. ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards — 1. Current ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards; 2. State statutes regarding boundary surveys in conjunction with ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
    • C. FEMA Requirements — 1. FEMA specifications and instructions; 2. Horizontal and vertical datums related to FEMA flood zones; 3. Current FEMA elevation certificate; 4. FEMA Flood Insurance Study
  • 4. Business Practices (13–19 of 100 questions)
    • A. General Business Practices and Procedures — 1. Project planning and project management; 2. Deliverables; 3. Costs, budgets, and contracts; 4. Types of surveys; 5. Site features and conditions; 6. Scope of services; 7. Appropriate equipment and instruments
    • B. Risk Management Procedures — 1. Safety procedures; 2. QA/QC methods; 3. Risk management in contracts; 4. Insurance needs and requirements; 5. Potential liabilities
    • C. Professional Conduct
    • D. Communication with Clients, Staff, Related Professions, and the Public — 1. Different forms of communications; 2. Appropriate type of communication to convey concepts; 3. Related professions and their impact on client needs and deliverables
  • 5. Areas of Practice (24–36 of 100 questions)
    • A. ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys — 1. Legal documents, such as deeds, easements, and agreements; 2. Zoning information as applied to ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys; 3. Title insurance commitment letters and policies; 4. Underground features as applied to ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
    • B. Control Networks and Geodetic Network Surveys — 1. Datums and reference frames relative to control networks; 2. Differences between local datums and geodetic datums; 3. Equipment appropriate for control surveys; 4. The Federal Geographic Data Committee Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Standards; 5. The National Geospatial Programs (NGP) Standards and Specifications—Digital Data Standards
    • C. Construction Surveys — 1. Construction plan reading; 2. Construction calculations including slopes, grades, and plan details; 3. Construction techniques and activities; 4. Horizontal and vertical positioning relative to a plan or datum
    • D. Boundary Surveys — 1. Physical boundary evidence; 2. Boundary reconciliations; 3. Historical measurement accuracy, equipment, and techniques; 4. Legal principles related to boundary surveys
    • E. Route Surveys for Alignments and Utilities — 1. Route alignment stationing practices; 2. Reading and interpreting roadway and utility plans
    • F. Topographic — 1. Topographic/planimetric mapping and control standards; 2. Interpretation, reconciliation, and adjustment of topographic survey data; 3. QA/QC procedures as applied to topographic surveys; 4. Ground, hydrographic, and remote sensing equipment; 5. The U.S. National Map Accuracy Standards as applied to topographic surveys; 6. Tools and techniques required to perform hydrographic, bathymetric, and remote sensing surveys; 7. Nomenclature related to utilities
    • G. Surveys to Establish New Parcels, Lots, or Units — 1. Types of subdivisions; 2. Platting; 3. Condominiums and associations; 4. Deed restrictions and restrictive covenants; 5. Zoning and subdivision ordinances
    • H. As-Built/Record Drawing Surveys — 1. As-built/record drawing calculations including slopes, grades, and plan details; 2. As-built/record drawing techniques and activities; 3. Horizontal and vertical as-built/record drawing positions relative to a plan or datum
    • I. Consultation Services — 1. Site topography and slope for development purposes; 2. Site access for development purposes; 3. Zoning standards related to new projects; 4. Floodplains as related to land development
Examination sources