Ingenieur Vol.70 Apr-June 2017 ingenieur Apr-June 2017-FA | Page 70

INGENIEUR Route to Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate Cer tificate who is residing and practising in Malaysia is entitled to submit plans, engineering sur veys, drawings, schemes proposals, reports, designs or studies to any person or authority in Malaysia. To be registered as a Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate, a registered Professional Engineer must pass a Professional Competency Examination (in the branch of his registration) and comply with the requirements as determined by the Board. Accredited Checker The Board may register a person as an Accredited Checker if he or she is a Professional Engineer with Practicing Certificate registered in the relevant branch of engineering approved by the Board, has at least 10 years relevant practical experience in the design and construction of buildings and satisfies the Board that by virtue of his ability, standing in the profession, special knowledge or practical experience is qualified to be registered under the Act. 6 68 VOL 2017 VOL 70 55 APRIL-JUNE JUNE 2013 “Accredited Checker” was introduced after the tragedy of the collapse of Highland Towers in 1993 when BEM proposed that buildings of certain complexity should be checked by an independent and experienced PE. Overview of the Engineering Team On the topic of technicians, I recall the proposal to give recognition to these key engineering team members in the construction team when the concept of CCC (Certificate of Completion and Compliance) was mooted in 2005. There was a proposal to require Form G under CCC to be certified by technicians acting as supervisors on site for a truly self-certification for building delivery system in place of CFO. However, the proposal was turned down by the Attorney General’s office due to the fact that technicians or supervisors are not regulated then. It is for this reason that the amendment to the Registration of Engineers Act has introduced Inspectors of Works to complement the full engineering team for the construction industry.