Print this page A Surveyor's Guide to the FEMA NFIP Elevation Certificate
Randall W. Whitesides, P.E.
Course Outline
Students of this web-based video course will be provided with important aspects related to the proper completion of FEMA's NFIP Elevation Certificate (EC) form 81-31.
This course includes
a multiple-choice quiz at the end.
Learning Objective
At the conclusion of this course, the student will be familiar with:
- The National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) purpose and scope;
- Flood zone designations and insurance rate maps and their relevance to building structures;
- NFIP definitions of various building elevation points and their relative location; and
- The correct methods to certify and complete the FEMA NFIP elevation documentation.
Intended Audience
This course is intended primarily for Licensed Land Surveyors. The course will also be beneficial to Architects and Professional Engineers who are lawfully authorized to perform elevation certifications in the jurisdiction where the structure is located.
Benefits for Attendees
Elevation certification is more than a simple inspection. This course will hopefully help eliminate many of the primary errors that Surveyors are currently making during the completion of the Elevation Certificate form.
Course Introduction
The National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) purpose is to allow property owners to purchase flood insurance protection from the Federal government. The cost of an individual property owner's flood insurance policy is dependent upon its vertical height above the anticipated flood water level. The Elevation Certificate (EC), FEMA Form 81-31, provides the elevation data that documents the various heights associated with a given property.
This course is a video guide to the NFIP Elevation Certificate (EC) for Surveyors, Architects, and Engineers; it is an in-depth review of the elements of the certificate completed by surveyors.
Course Content
In this course, you will be directed to the Youtube website and the tutorial entitled
Surveyor’s Guide to the Elevation Certificate (video)
At the site, you will be presented with ten (10) separate modules. You are given the option of playing all, or activating each module individually. If you choose the latter option, viewing them in order is recommended if you are new to the NFIP Elevation Certificate.
Important note: You must carefully review the instructions included with the EC in order to correctly answer some of the multiple choice quiz questions. The EC form and the instructions are located at:
http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/160?id=1383Additional Resources
If you have questions about completing the Elevation Certificate, contact the FEMA regional office covering your state. Contact information for each FEMA regional office is accessible at: https://www.fema.gov/rm-main/regional-contact-information
Once
you finish studying the
above course content,
you need to
take a quiz
to obtain the PDH credits.
DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDHonline.com or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered professional engineer. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.
