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Singapore legislation

Regulation 5

of Professional Engineers Rules 1991

Regulation 5

Practical experience

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of section 21(2)(b) of the Act, the practical experience that a person applying for registration as a professional engineer must have after the person first obtained any of the qualifications mentioned in section 21(1) of the Act is practical experience of at least 4 years —

(a)

that is relevant to the branch of engineering that the person seeks to be registered in;

(b)

that is in such professional engineering work and at such level of responsibility for the person to be sufficiently competent for registration as a professional engineer; (c)of which at least 24 months (in total) is acquired in Singapore; and

(d)

of which at least 24 months (in total) is acquired not more than 5 years immediately before the date of the application for registration.

Subregulation 2

The practical experience referred to in paragraph (1) must include the following types of practical experience:

(a)

where the person seeks to be registered in the civil engineering branch, the practical experience must be obtained in Singapore —

(i)

during a period of not less than 12 months (in aggregate) in a design office while under the supervision of any registered professional engineer who has in force a practising certificate; and

(ii)

during a period of not less than 12 months (in aggregate) in supervisory work at a project site or engineering investigation work, while under the supervision of any registered professional engineer who has in force a practising certificate;

(b)

where the person seeks to be registered in the chemical engineering branch, the practical experience must be obtained in Singapore during a period of not less than 2 years (in aggregate) in process design, process operations, process safety management or any combination of chemical engineering work (as the case may be) involving inspection, investigation, assessment or evaluation while under the supervision of any registered professional engineer who has in force a practising certificate;

(c)

where the person seeks to be registered in the electrical or mechanical engineering branch, the practical experience must be obtained in Singapore during a period of not less than 2 years (in aggregate) while under the supervision of any registered professional engineer who has in force a practising certificate in either —

(i)

design and supervisory work; or

(ii)

design and supervisory work, and any combination of electrical or mechanical engineering work (as the case may be) involving inspection, investigation, evaluation, or testing and commissioning; or

(d)

where the person seeking registration in the civil, chemical, electrical or mechanical engineering branch is engaged in full‑time teaching or research work, the practical experience must be such experience as may be acceptable to the Board obtained during a period of not less than 2 years while under the supervision of any registered professional engineer who has in force a practising certificate.

Subregulation 3

Paragraph (2) does not apply to a person seeking to be registered in any branch of engineering who was previously registered under the Act as a professional engineer or is an experienced applicant.