Alaska Land Surveyor

Which Alaska statute chapter governs the licensing of land surveyors in Alaska?

• AAS 08.48 (Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors)
• BAS 38.05 (Alaska Land Act)
• CAS 34.15 (Conveyances)
• DAS 40.17 (Uniform Recording Act)

Which Alaska Administrative Code title and chapter contains the Board's regulations for architects, engineers, and land surveyors?

• A11 AAC 53
• B18 AAC 70
• C20 AAC 25
• D12 AAC 36

In addition to the NCEES Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) and Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) exams, what additional exam must ALL Alaska land surveyor applicants pass?

• AA national ethics-only module
• BA second sitting of the NCEES PS
• CThe Alaska Land Survey (AKLS) state-specific examination
• DA federal cadastral survey certification

The official Alaska Land Survey (AKLS) examination is best described as which of the following?

• AA 200-question closed-book exam over 8 hours
• BA 60-question, 2-hour, open-book multiple-choice exam
• CAn oral board interview only
• DA practical field demonstration

Under the rectangular system, a standard township is nominally how large?

• A36 square miles, 6 miles on a side, with 36 sections
• B1 square mile containing 36 sections
• C640 acres divided into 16 quarter-sections
• DOne square mile divided into 640 sections

In the PLSS, sections within a township are numbered beginning in which corner and proceeding in what pattern?

• ANorthwest corner, then west to east across the bottom row
• BSoutheast corner, then clockwise spiral inward
• CSouthwest corner, then north to south in columns
• DNortheast corner, then west across row 1, east across row 2, boustrophedonic

Which principal meridian and base line is the primary reference for PLSS surveys in Alaska?

• AThe Fifth Principal Meridian
• BThe Gila and Salt River Meridian
• CThe Seward Meridian (and related Alaska meridians)
• DThe Willamette Meridian

When restoring a lost interior section corner that was originally set, which method does the BLM Manual prescribe?

• ASet it at the geometric center of the section
• BDouble proportionate measurement between the nearest identified corners on the township l…
• CSingle proportionate measurement from controlling corners
• DPlace it by record bearing and distance from any one found corner

A quarter-section corner located on a section line between two found section corners is determined to be lost. How is it restored?

• ASingle proportionate measurement along the section line between the two section corners
• BDouble proportionate measurement
• CAt the record midpoint regardless of measured distance
• DBy the intersection of two random lines

What is the key distinction between an 'obliterated' corner and a 'lost' corner under PLSS retracement principles?

• AThere is no practical difference between the two terms
• BAn obliterated corner is always set with a brass cap; a lost corner never was
• CA lost corner is one that was never set; an obliterated corner is one set incorrectly
• DAn obliterated corner can be recovered from collateral evidence; a lost corner cannot and…

Which body administers professional land surveyor licensing in Alaska?

• AThe Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land and Water
• BThe Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office
• CThe Board of Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors within the Division of Corporation…
• DThe Alaska Society of Professional Land Surveyors

Under the Alaska Statehood Act, the State of Alaska was granted the right to select approximately how much federal land?

• AAbout 10 million acres
• BAbout 104 million acres
• CAbout 365 million acres
• DAbout 44 million acres

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of 1971 conveyed approximately how much land to Alaska Native regional and village corporations?

• AAbout 44 million acres
• BAbout 104 million acres
• CAbout 4 million acres
• DAbout 200 million acres

Which order of priority of calls best reflects the rules of construction used to resolve conflicting boundary description elements?

• ADistance, then bearing, then monuments, then area
• BArea, then distance, then natural monuments, then intent
• CBearing and distance always control over all monuments
• DNatural monuments, then artificial monuments, then courses (bearings), then distances, th…

A Native allotment under the Alaska Native Allotment Act of 1906 generally could convey up to what acreage to an individual Alaska Native?

• AUp to 320 acres
• BUp to 640 acres
• CUp to 160 acres
• DUp to 1,280 acres

Which authoritative document governs the methods and procedures for conducting and restoring U.S. public land surveys, including in Alaska?

• AThe ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards
• BThe BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions
• CThe NCEES Model Law
• DThe Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice

In the PLSS, where excess or deficiency must be absorbed within a normal section, which subdivisions of the section receive that excess or deficiency?

• AThe lots and aliquot parts adjoining the south and west boundaries of the township
• BThe center quarter-quarter only
• CAll parts equally regardless of position
• DThe lots adjoining the north and east of the township

A monument set by the original government surveyor that is undisturbed and identifiable is best characterized in retracement as:

• AMere evidence subordinate to record distances
• BRelevant only if it agrees with the plat to within 0.10 foot
• CAlways replaced by the modern surveyor with a new monument
• DThe best evidence of the original boundary location, controlling over conflicting record…

What is the function of an Alaska land surveyor's seal (stamp) under AS 08.48 and 12 AAC 36?

• AIt transfers liability for the survey to the Board
• BIt is optional decoration with no legal effect
• CIt certifies that the work was performed by or under the responsible charge of the licens…
• DIt substitutes for recording the plat