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  1. There are three statutory requirements in Sections 9(1)(b)(ii) of the Act.These are :-
    • the passing of professional examination recognised by the Board ;
    • the passing of further examinations as may be required; and
    • the completion of such further training
  2. The first requirement is the passing of a recognised professional examination in land surveying. A current list of the recognised professional examinations is in Appendix A. This list is subject to changes as the Board has an Evaluation Committee to evaluate professional qualifications from time to time. At present, this Evaluation Committee consists of representatives from the Department of Survey and Mapping, the University of Technology Malaysia, the Institution of Surveyors, Malaysia and Persekutuan Jurukur Tanah Bertauliah Malaysia. The Board places great importance on the professional and academic training in cadastral, engineering and topographical surveying. The Board does not accept post-graduate qualifications in land surveying if the graduate is not a holder of a first degree in land surveying.
  3. A graduate with a first degree in land surveying or has passed a professional examination in land surveying which is not in the list of recognised qualifications, should apply to the Board to have his qualification evaluated. The procedure for this is given in paragraph 3. If his qualification is found inadequate, he will be informed by the Board.
  4. It should be pointed out that membership of the Institution of Surveyors, Malaysia does not necessarily qualify for recognition by the Board unless that membership is obtained by passing the professional examination in land surveying of the Institution or by an exempting entry qualification which is recognised by the Board.
  5. The second requirement is to pass the two written papers in "Laws and Regulations" and "Land Tenure" and the Oral and Practical examination. The syllabus for these is given in regulation 25. Graduates with good honours degrees in land surveying can apply for exemption from the paper in "Land Tenure"; but the paper in "Laws and Regulations" is now compulsory. In order to sit for the written examination, the candidate must be an articled qualified person and at the same time be a graduate member of the Institution of Surveyors, Malaysia. This is because the written papers are now conducted jointly by the Board and the Institution of Surveyors, Malaysia. The Oral and Practical examination is normally held after the completion of a successful completion of the office and field training. This is discussed in paragraphs 2.9 and 2.10.
  6. The third requirement is to complete a period of training under articles. The duration of the training, the type of training and the possible exemptions from such training, are given in regulations 12 to 15 of the Licensed Land Surveyors Regulations 1959 (See Appendix B).
  7. The normal duration of training is a minimum period of two years practical experience in Semenanjung Malaysia which comprises of not less than 12 months of actual title survey work and not less than nine months of actual computations and plan drawing.
  8. Regulation 12(3) states that "service under articles shall include not less than six months spent on title surveys in urban areas and not less than six months spent on title surveys in rural area ". It is the responsibility of the candidate to see that he satisfies the above condition not only as regards to the duration but also as regards to the type and quality of survey work carried out by him. There is at present no reciprocal arrangement with any other Land Surveyors Board and a candidate cannot therefore complete his period of articles outside Peninsular Malaysia.
  9. On the successful completion of his field and office training, the candidate will be required to appear before the Board for an Oral and Practical examination on any aspect of cadastral, engineering and topographical surveying (including the handling and adjustment of equipment). He may be required in addition to submit to the Board "his original field notes, relevant calculations and plans drawn therefrom of:
    • a second class survey of not less than 10 hectares which may comprise one or more lots, two of the boundaries of which shall coincide with and be reinstated from previous surveys. The survey shall include the laying out of a road reserve with parallel sides surveyed either as part of the 10 hectares or surveyed separately ; and
    • the survey of a town lot with buildings on or near the boundaries;
    • a proposed road, railway or drainage work not less than 20 chains (400 metres ) in length, with the requisite longitudinal and cross-sections thereof;and
    • a topographical survey of not less than 25 acres (10 ha) on a scale of 2 chains to an inch (1:1500) with 5 feet (2 metres) contours."
  10. During the Oral and Practical examination, a candidate may be required to give information regarding his training and the practical projects submitted by him. It is for the candidate to satisfy the Board by producing evidence that he has complied with all the requirements necessary for registration as a licensed land surveyor.
  11. The requirements stated in the preceding paragraphs above are based on Parts III and IV of the Licensed Land Surveyors Regulations 1959 and also on the Board's rulings made form time to time. These rulings are sent to all Licensed Land surveyors and Directors of Survey in the form of circulars.(See Appendix c)