# Waterfront approvals, contractor checks and site risk

For owners and their representatives who evaluate marine contractors and run a larger waterfront project: map approvals, check contractors, review the site and plan ownership.

- Level: Specialist
- Length: 75 minutes
- Exam questions: 9, pass mark 80%, up to 3 attempts
- Certificate: valid for 12 months

## What you will learn

- Build an approval register that names the authority and the decision maker for each part of the work.
- Name the approval routes to ask about in the United States, England and British Columbia, and know where those examples stop.
- Check the legal name, insurance, licence and references of a marine contractor with the issuer and past clients.
- Review site conditions and concept drawings before you accept a design.
- Plan whole ownership costs and keep the record pack that a future buyer needs.

## Lessons

1. [Map the approvals before design](https://privatedock.fyi/academy/waterfront-approvals-and-contractor-checks/map-the-approvals.md) (20 minutes)
2. [Check a marine contractor](https://privatedock.fyi/academy/waterfront-approvals-and-contractor-checks/check-a-marine-contractor.md) (18 minutes)
3. [Review site conditions and the design](https://privatedock.fyi/academy/waterfront-approvals-and-contractor-checks/review-site-conditions-and-design.md) (18 minutes)
4. [Ownership costs, records and resale](https://privatedock.fyi/academy/waterfront-approvals-and-contractor-checks/ownership-costs-records-and-resale.md) (19 minutes)

## Questions

### Is this course legal advice?

No. It names public approval routes so that you can ask the right authority. Rules change and depend on the site. Get the current rules from the authority and advice from a qualified professional.

### Does the course cover every country that PrivateDock lists?

No. It uses examples from the United States, England and British Columbia. For other countries and regions, start a new authority map. Do not transfer the rules of another place.

### Is this a professional certification?

No. It is a certificate of completion from this site. It records that you passed the exam. It does not qualify you to design marine structures or to approve permits.

Also on the [web page](https://privatedock.fyi/academy/waterfront-approvals-and-contractor-checks).