South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 49 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS
Article 3 - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Section 49-302 - Competency for Assignments
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, December 22, 2023
The Engineer or Surveyor shall perform services only in the areas of their competence.
A. The Engineer or Surveyor shall undertake to perform engineering or surveying assignments only when qualified by education or experience in the specific technical field of professional engineering or surveying involved.
B. The Engineer or Surveyor may accept an assignment requiring education or experience outside of their own field of competence, but only to the extent that their services are restricted to those phases of the project in which they are qualified. All other phases of such projects shall be performed by qualified associates, consultants, or employees.
C. The Engineer or Surveyor shall not affix their signature and seal to any engineering or surveying plan or document dealing with subject matter to which they lack competence by virtue of education or experience, nor to any such plan or document not prepared under their direct supervisory control.
D. In the event a question arises as to the competence of an Engineer or Surveyor to perform an engineering or surveying assignment in a specific technical field of engineering or surveying which cannot be otherwise resolved to the Board's satisfaction, the Board, either upon request of the Engineer or Surveyor or by its own volition, may require them to submit to an appropriate examination as determined by the Board.
Added by State Register Volume 16, Issue No. 4, eff April 24, 1992. Amended by State Register Volume 33, Issue No. 6, eff June 26, 2009; State Register Volume 46, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/27/2022.
