Chapter 180-4 QUALIFICATIONS: LAND SURVEYOR AND LAND SURVEYOR-IN-TRAINING
The Board's approval or disapproval of the applicant's
education as required under O.C.G.A. 43-15-12 or 43-15-13 will be made upon the
applicant's submission of his/her educational transcript to the
Board.
In evaluating experience offered by an applicant to qualify
under OCGA §§ 43-15-12 or
43-15-13, the Board will consider
the following factors:
| (a) |
Prior
Education. The applicant's prior education at the time the experience was
acquired will be considered. |
| (b) |
Kind of Experience.
| 1. |
The experience should
involve the special knowledge of the mathematical and physical sciences
including those of the land surveying profession. It should also involve the
preparation and interpretation of maps, plats and other related data, as used
in the land surveying profession. |
| 2. |
For applicants applying under OCGA § 43-15-12(1)(B)
and OCGA § 43-15-13(2), a
maximum of one year of experience equivalent may be granted for successful
completion of undergraduate or graduate studies in a curriculum of land
surveying, geomatics, civil engineering, civil engineering technology, or law,
provided that any such education record to be applied as experience equivalent
is in addition to the education used to meet the education requirement for OCGA
§§ 43-15-12(1)(B) or
43-15-13(2). |
| 3. |
The additional specific record of not less
than four years as required by OCGA § 43-15-13(2)(B)
and OCGA § 43-15-13(3)(B)
shall commence no sooner than the date that the applicant successfully took and
passed the Land Surveyor in Training examination. |
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| (c) |
Quality of Experience.
| 1. |
The quality of experience should
demonstrate that the applicant has developed technical skills and initiative in
the correct application of land surveying. The experience should also
demonstrate sound judgment in the application of principles and in review of
such applications of principles by others. It should also indicate the capacity
to assume responsibility for work of a highly technical character. |
| 2. |
Experience credit will not be granted if
the experience is determined by the Board to be the unlicensed practice of land
surveying. |
| 3. |
For experience
evaluated in regards to OCGA § 43-15-13,"responsible charge"
shall consist of working independently in a leadership and/or decision making
role where the applicant is directly responsible for progress of land surveying
projects, provided however that all such experience shall be under the direct
supervisory control on a daily basis by a registered land surveyor as required
by OCGA § 43-15-22. Work in responsible
charge reflects the applicant's ability to take land surveying projects from
beginning to finished product and shall demonstrate the ability to competently
complete all research prior to field work, competently perform a compliant
field traverse that adequately identifies all applicable field evidence and
elements of possession, properly analyze all field work through thorough
calculations and evaluation, and prepare maps and plats that adequately depict
all required elements of such maps and plats. |
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| (d) |
Scope. The experience should demonstrate
sufficient breadth and scope within the basic land surveying field rather than
highly specialized technical skill in a very narrow and limited branch of that
field. |
| (e) |
Progression. The record
of work experience should indicate successive and continued progress from
initial work of simple character to recent work of greater complexity,
difficulty and responsibility. |
| (f) |
Capacity and Viewpoint. The record of experience should indicate that the
applicant has attained those attributes of clear thinking and keen analysis
essential to competence. |
