7—Other requirements—standards of competence
(1) An applicant for a
licence as a surveyor who has not previously been a licensed surveyor
must—
(a)
complete a project, or series of projects, in cadastral surveying in
accordance with these regulations; and
(b)
demonstrate a satisfactory level of competence in the completion of each
project.
(2) An applicant for
registration as a surveyor who has not previously been a registered surveyor
must—
(a)
complete a project, or series of projects, in a category of surveying in which
the applicant has gained practical experience in accordance with these
regulations; and
(b)
demonstrate a satisfactory level of competence in the completion of each
project.
(3) Each project must
be—
(a) set
by a person appointed, with the approval of the Minister, by the Institution
of Surveyors; and
(b) of
moderate complexity and sufficiently broad to enable the applicant to
demonstrate an application of knowledge and skills in the relevant category of
surveying.
(4) The applicant's
level of competence in relation to a project must be assessed by a person
appointed, with the approval of the Minister, by the Institution of Surveyors.
(5) The assessment of
an applicant's level of competence in the completion of a project in a
particular category of surveying must be based on the following
considerations:
(a)
whether the applicant's level of competence equates to the standards of
competence expected in such a category of surveying in the workplace;
(b) any
relevant guidelines published by the Institution of Surveyors and in force
from time to time.