And that, dear friends, is why I never have and never will become a PE.Unless the accountability process is conducted by competent (underlined) engineers. I rate the chances somewhat near a mathematical singularity.
Cheers
Steve
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From: PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Christopher Wright
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 2:53 PM
To: PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [PipingDesign] Re: Make it a free world at PipingDesign
On May 12, 2005, at 8:49 PM, Ben Nottingham wrote:
> I would like to see a definition of Professional Engineer.
The legal definition in the US is that a Professional engineer is one
who is duly registered to offer egineering services to the public.
Registration and engineering services are defined by law.
<http://www.state.mn.us/ebranch/aelslagid/> will point you to the
Minnesota State law.
Registration involves practicing as an engineer in training under the supervision of a registered engineer and passing a basic competency test. The test only shows that the registrant probably has enough basic skills to begin learning how to practice on his/her own. Registration isn't group differentiation or a social accomplishment; it simply means that the registrant will be held personally accountable for practicing the profession in the public interest. Registration isn't about status or exclusivity; it's about obligation.
The real significance of registration is that the registrant is Christopher Wright P.E. |"They couldn't hit an elephant at chrisw@skypoint.com | this distance" (last words of Gen.
.......................................| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania1864)
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