Professional Assessment Exam

7/29/2019 Professional Assessment Exam

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BOARD OF ENGINEERS, MALAYSIA

Guidelines on

PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION

1. A Registered Graduate Engineers is only eligible to be a candidadate for theExamimation after he has fulfilled the requirements of Regulation 22 of theRegistration of Engineers Regulations 1990 (Amendment 2003) on practicalexperience.

2. The application to appear for the Examination may be submitted at any time. Theapplicant who has been accepted as a candidate for the Examination will be informedof the name of the Principal Examiner within 3 months of the date of the receipt of hisapplication.

3. Application Form G is to be submitted together with the prescribed fee. All otherdocuments required to be sent in connection with the Examination should be sent tothe Principal Examiner only after being advised by the Principal Examiner to do so inaccordance with Para 5.

4. The Board shall appoint a Principal Examiner and advise the candidate on the nameand address of this Principal Examiner. The Principal Examiner shall appoint aSecond Examiner. The Examiners shall be either of the same or approved allieddiscipline as that of the candidate.

5. The Principal Examiner shall write to the candidate advising the date by which thedocuments required for the Examination are to be sent to him and the place, time anddate of the Examination.

6. The candidate shall send the documents required for the Examination together with acompleted Form I to the Principal Examiner.

7. Every candidate for the Examination shall submit:

(a) two copies of a typewritten report, giving account og his training and experience,preapred in accordance with the Para 10;

(b) single copy of other documents and/or drawings in accordance with Para 8.

8. The documents to be submitted under Para 7(b) shall be prepared according toAppendix A of these Guidelines.

9. Every drawing and doument shall be certified by a Professional Engineer who is in aresponsible position as the employer or the principal fro whom or under whom it wasprepared. The Professional Engineer must also on Form I That these are the work ofthe candidate. If only a propotion of the documents has been prepared by thecandidate this must be clearly indicated and initiated by the Professional Engineer. Itis essential that the drawings and documents submitted shall be related to the work ofthe candidate in the ordinary course of his employment. Drawings and documentsprepared as exercises during university or college course are not admissible. Allreasonable care will be taken of drawings, sketches, photographs, and otherdocuments which will be returned to candidates, normally immediately after theExamination, but the Board will accept no responsibility for them. In the case ofoverseas experience, the drawings and documents may be signed by an Engineerapproved by the Board.


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10. The report to be submitted by the candidate on training and experience shall be of1500-2000 words. The report report shall indicate the positions held by the candidatein chronological order and detail duties, responsibilities and experience gained.

A summary of time spent in design/office, field/site, management, research/teachingetc shall be included.In the professional interview, the practical experience of the candidate will be

assessed by the Examiners not only on a time basis but also on merit. The Examinersshall test the candidate during the Professional Interview on the following:

(a) grasp of the application of engineering principles to the solution of problemsarising from the investigation, planning, design, construction, operation ormaintenance of engineering works, or from research; and

(b) ability to communicate

12. The essays required to be written by the candidate during the Examination may be inBahasa Malaysia at the choice of the candidate. The first essay is intended primarilyas a test of the candidates knowledge and ability to marshall his thoughts andexpress them on paper in clear and concise manner on the chosen subject. Everycandidate shall be given two topics to choose from. The two topics shall be on which

the candidate is familiar with based on his report.For the second essay, the candidate will be required to answer a question from twoalternative quesions selected by the Examiners on Code of professional conduct.1 hours will be allowed for each written paper.

13. The candidate who sat for the Examination shall be infromed of the result of theExamination within 4 months of the date the Examination.

14. Every unsuccessful candidate shall be informed of the reasons for the failure. Theunsuccessful candidate may within 21 days of being informed of the result appeal tothe Board for a review of his result. Upon receipt of such an appeal, the Board shallcause a review of the assessment of the Examiners and then decide on the appeal.The Boards decision shall be final.

Every appeal shall be accompanied by a payment of RM150.00 which shall berefunded in the event that the appeal is successful.

15. A registered Graduate Engineer who has failed the Examination may submit hisapplication to re-sit for the Examination. However, he will not be allowed to sit for theExamination until 6 months from the date of the last Examination.

16. A candidate who has failed in the Examination shall not be examined by the sameExaminers at any subsequent Examinations.


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APPENDIX A

PREPARATION OF DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS

1. FOR CANDIDATES ENGAGED IN ENGINEERING PRACTICE(EXCLUDING RESEARCH AND TEACHING)

(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The documents to be submitted by such candidates shall be:-

(i) at least two and not more than four working drawings related to thecandidates own work; detailed design calculations prepared by him relating toone or more of the aforesaid drawings; specifications and a set of quantities,comprising abstract, taek-off sheets or shop list all prepared by him relatingeither to one of the aforesaid drawings, or to other drawings which must alsobe submitted. A candidate may submit an additional drawing to illustrate hisexperience in the engineering works;

OR

(ii) a part of a feasibility study involving functional and economic comparison ofpreliminary designs of an engineering system or a comprehensive report of amajor engineering project or a system design of a major engineering works.The above documents should include the following:

at least one relevant drawings showing essential features of details of theproject or system;

where appropriate at least three and not more than six sketches containingsufficient details to enable a draughtsman to work them up into workingdrawings without further guidance;

preliminary stress or systems analysis, where applicable, and

quantities, cost analysis, or economic analysis as appropriate;

OR

(iii) in the case of a candidate whose experience is in the installation or operationor maintenance of an engineering plant or engineering system, a detaileddescription of the installation or operation or maintenance of the plant orsystem together with the appropriate schedule which he has formulated. In hissubmission he should clearly indicate his contribution which shows applicationof sound engineering principles. A critical appraisal of the design of theengineering system which may not necessarily be the work of the candidate,should be includede. Details of modifications, if any, made to the existingsystem as a result of the work of the candidate should also be submitted.

(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR VARIOUS ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES:

The following are requirements specified for various engineering disciplines onsubmission of documents:-


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(i) Aeronautical

Drawings and calculations for the design, in whole or in part, of an aircraftor guided missile, or the estimation of the performance of its engines or itsstructures, maintenance schedules for commercial airlines or the armedservices;

and

Notes or records, such as wind tunnel test on models of aircraft or onparts thereof; flights trials; strenghth tests on wings or other components;vibration and stiffness tests; methods of construction and joining parts.

(ii) Chemical

Drawings and calculations for the design, in whole or in part, of an item ofwork realting to chemical or process engineering, e.g. heat exchanger;absorption towers; distillation plant; liquor filters; gas dedustingequipment; plant layouts.

and

Notes or records such as: the opration and/or testing of chemical plantand items of equipment; preparation of process flow sheets showing heatand mass balances; maintenance and planning co-ordination; theeconomic assessment of alternative schemes; the instrumentation andautomatic engineering techniques.

(iii) Civil

Drawings and calculations for the design of a civil engineering work.

and

A set of quantities realting to one of the drawings or, if this is notpossible, quantities taken by the candidate from drawings not preapredby him will be accpeted and in this case, a tracing or print of the drawingsshould be attached. In lieu of the above, civil engineering candidates ofspecialised area of study may submit their documents as follows:-

- Hydrology

Draiwings and calculations and qauntities for the design of an item ofwork relating to hydrology, e.g. river gauging stations, lysimeters orpercolation gauges; climatological stations; test wells.

and

Records of fieldwork in surface or ground water hyrology; statisticalanalysis of hydrological date leading to the evaluation of waterresources; methods of flood and drought forecasting.

Drawings and calculations for the design of a project involving soil orrock mechanics, such as the stability of a dam and the adjoiningvalley; the satability and anticipated settlement of buildings; reatiningwalls, railway embankments, etc.

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Note and records from site investigations; field and laboratory test;trail sections etc. for the purpose of the foregoing.

Permanent way

Drawings and calculations for the detailed design of a major junctionlayout with a schedule of materials; details of timbering andprogramme for carrying out the work.

and

Notes or records such as the survey for and setting out of a layout;investigation into the strength or stability of tracks, assessment ofpermissible speeds

Note: Design and construction experience in some other branch ofcivil engineering will be required in addition to that described unedrPermanent Way.

- Public health Engineering and Environmental

Drawings and calculations for the design of a works realted to anybranch of public health engineering, e.g. water supply treatment,sewerage and sewerage treatment; land drainage and riverimprovement; refuse disposal plants, noise pollution, dust pollution,radiation pollution.

and

Notes records of a firled study for a public heath and environmentengineering project.

- Highway

Drawings, calculations and quantities to show adeaquate knowledgeof the practical application of the theory of civil engineering design inrealtion to highway engineering e.g. the design of bridges; retainingwall; earthworks, paving and drainage.

and

Notes or records on highway capacity standards in realtion toestimated traffic volumes with particular reference to junction layout;highway materails and pavement design; road location in urban orrural areas.

-Transportation

Drawings, daigrams and appropriate calculations to show adeaquateknowledge of the application of the principles of transportationengineering to parctical problems and of the use of currenttechniques in the analysis and planning of transport systems.

and

Notes or records on the conduct of traffic surveys, and estimation offuture tarnsport needs, and any item such as the follwoing:-


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Statistical analysis of data derived from traffic studies; economicfactors in relation to a transportation scheme; the functional designof terminal facilities for road, rail or air transport; design andoperation of traffic management schemes; the function design ofroad or rail networks; the design of traffic signal systems.

- Town Planning

Drawing and maps, written statement, ad report of the surveys whichhave been preaored for submission to the appropriate authority inthe form of a Development Plan under the Town and CountryPlanning Act, or similar legislation.

and

Notes on the factors governing the proposals fro populationdensities, zoning, communications, and basic layout.

Drainage and irrigation

Drawings and Calculations for the Design of a Drainage, Irrigation orFlood Mitigation System.

and

Records of field Work in Drainage, Irrigation or Flood MitigationWorks

(iv) Electrical, Electronic and Communications

Drawings, charts, calculations for the design, installation, construction andoperation in whole or in part of a system or and item of work related toelectrical engineering for example, utilization of electric plant andequipment such as generation plant, switchgear, transformer, substations,transmission and distribution, electric drive, communications, radio,electronic, instrumentation and control, etc.

and

Notes or records on operation, maintenance, testing of electrical pant andequipment of telecommunications equipment; generation, transmission anddistribution of power; applications of electricity to transport, industry, radiobroadcasting and commercial and domesticn premises, etc.

(v) Gas

Darwings and appropriate calculations, including basic considerationsfordesign of item of work related to gas engineering e.g gaswork plant ingeneral; gas transmission or dsitribution system; boosting, storage, andcontrol equipment; gas-consuming unit- domestic, commercial or industrial

and

A record of some particular practical work in the field such as; theoperation of a gas-making plant and the evaluation of any special features;the installation of a gas-transmission pipeline; the performance of a gas-fired industrial furnace for a specific duty.


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(vi) Marine

Drawings and calculations for the design in whole or in part, of an item ofwork related to marine engineering, such as: steam or internal combustionpropulsion, or auxiliary machinery, such as electrical generating sets:

and

Notes or records, such as the operation or testing of one or more of theforegoing.

(vii) Mechanical

Drawings and calculations for the design of an item of work related tomechanical engineering, such as: machinery or machine parts; power-house or machine-shop equipment; factory or workshop layouts; earthmoving and quarry palnt, compressed air, equipment, disel traction units,pumps, engines, etc.

and

Notes or records on methods of machinery; accuracy; workmanship;tolerances; testing properties of materials; performance of and tests onplant and machines; workshop organisation; maintenance; work study; etc.

(viii) Mining

Drawings nd calculations relating to a mining or metallurgical project suchas: shaft design; winding or haulage systems;

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Professional Assessment Exam