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IS-1103.A: Elevation Certificate for Surveyors

PLEASE NOTE: These courses are NOT approved for continuing education (CE) credit by any State Department of Insurance.

Upon successfully passing the exam, you will receive a Certificate of Achievement noting CE earned through the International Association for Continuing Education & Training (IACET). Each hour of instruction completed earns 0.1 CE Unit through IACET (.1 CE Unit = one CE). If you are taking a FEMA EMI Independent Study course in order to earn CE, be sure to confirm in advance that your professional board or other preferred entity will accept IACET CE. You can also check IACET's website for a list of entities that accept IACET CE at Who Recognizes IACET Accreditation? - IACET. FEMA accepts IACETs.

Course Date

6/8/2017

Course Overview

This course provides an in-depth look at the Elevation Certificate (FEMA form 086-033 expires November 30, 2018) along with relevant resources to answer your questions. This is a four-lesson series for surveyors on how to accurately and thoroughly complete the EC, which helps agents determine the proper flood insurance premium rate. Properly completed ECs also aid local floodplain administrators in determining how high to elevate buildings located in the Special Flood Hazard Area to reduce flood risk.

Course Objectives:

  • Complete a basic FEMA Elevation Certificate
  • Describe the documents used to support the Elevation Certificate
  • Identify the Elevation Certificate's key components
  • Recognize the resources used in conjunction with the Elevation Certificate

Primary Audience

The primary audience for this course is Land Surveyors and other licensed professionals who may be retained to produce an FEMA NFIP elevation certificate. The secondary audience for this course is floodplain management professionals.

Prerequisites

Recommended Prerequisites

IS 1105, Elevation Certificate Made Easy (EC Made EZ); and IS 1102, The Theory of Elevation Rating

CEUs:

0.2

Course Length:

2 hours
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Notices
  • Test questions are scrambled to protect test integrity
 
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