FDOT MOT Basic (Flagger)

Course Introduction

According to the Florida Department of Transportation all employees, contractors, consultants, surveyors, utility company personnel, local maintaining agency, or any other appropriate person responsible for flagging shall satisfactorily complete a MOT basic, or flagger, training course.

Course Details

The MOT Basic or Flagging course certifies a person to direct traffic through a construction site or other temporary traffic control zone past an area using signs or flags. They are responsible for maintaining the safety and efficiency of traffic, as well as the safety of road workers, while allowing construction, accident recovery or other tasks to proceed. Flaggers are commonly used to control traffic when two way roads are reduced to one lane, and traffic must alternate in direction.

References used in the course include:

  • Index 600 Design Standards (FDS)
  • Part 6 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)

Who provides the certificate and how long is it good for?

A written test with a practical examination is required. If successfully completed your certificate will be issued electronically by the FDOT’s MOT administrator.  Visit the MOT administrator’s webpage at www.motadmin.com for more information.

Training or refresher courses for all MOT levels are required every (4) four years to continue to be qualified.

What is the length of the courses?

Flagger training is skill based therefore there is no minimum time requirement. Based on our experience the course could take up to up to 4 hours depending on the size of the class and the skill level of the students.

Other Types of Maintenance of Traffic Training (MOT) offered


Intermediate Training

This course is required for all persons with duties that include the direct responsibility for:  placement of work zone traffic control devices; field maintenance of work zone traffic control devices; the inspection of the placement or operational function of work zone traffic control devices; and drafting or electronic generation of work zone traffic control plans (Click Here to view The MOT Intermediate Course)

Intermediate Refresher

This course is available to those who have a current intermediate MOT but is expiring. All participants enrolled in the IMOT Refresher course must provide the instructor with a government issued identification and a copy of their current MOT intermediate (or intermediate refresher) certification.  Safety Links is not permitted to issue certifications until these documentation requirements are fulfilled
(Click Here to view The MOT Intermediate Refresher Course)

mot-course_fdot-mot-advanced Advanced Training

This course is required the engineer responsible for the Work Zone traffic control plan development (TCP) and the Work Zone traffic control supervisor.
(Click Here to view The MOT Advanced Course)

Advanced Refresher

This course is required the engineer responsible for the Work Zone traffic control plan development (TCP) and the Work Zone traffic control supervisor.
(Click Here to view The MOT Advanced Refresher Course)