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27 ( 3 ) of the Act requires Registered Persons to adhere to the requirements of this code .
PURPOSE The purpose of this Code of Practice is to ensure that any person undertaking engineering work meets the prescribed requirements when practising and executing engineering work within the jurisdiction of the Act . The Code also sets appropriate levels of competence , regulating the execution of engineering work and specifying technical standards and best practices .
Among others , the Code of Practice ensures that :
• Practitioners apply their specialised knowledge within their competence and skill in accordance with all relevant legislation ;
• All Engineering work is performed by a competent person and uniform competency and conduct standards apply to all practitioners ;
• Engineering work is performed in accordance with generally accepted norms and standards of the engineering profession ;
• Practitioners apply innovation in a responsible and appropriate manner within their category and discipline of competence ;
• Registered persons apply their specialised knowledge and skill within their respective disciplines and categories of registration to ensure that engineering practice is appropriate , applicable , acceptable , affordable and sustainable ; and
• Registered persons encourage innovation , promote social upliftment where possible in all aspects of engineering works and set examples within the engineering profession .
REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTERED PERSONS
• Registered persons must comply with the provisions of the Act .
• Registered persons must demonstrate competence in accordance with the latest revision of the applicable ECSA competency standards . The applicable competency standards are : º Competency Standard for Registration in Professional
Categories as R-02-STA-PE / PT / PCE / PN . º Specified Category Practitioner : Competency Standard for Registration in a Specific Category R-02-SC .
• Registered persons may not undertake engineering work involving engineering problems and / or engineering activities more complex than those applicable to their category of registration as set out in the above referenced competency standards .
• Engineering work performed by a person who is registered in the category of candidate must be carried out under the supervision and control of a registered person in accordance with the provision of clause 8.2 - Supervision of Candidates and Unregistered Persons .
• Registered persons must comply with the Council ’ s CPD requirements .
The full code of practice and strategic regulations are available for download from the ECSA website . RACA
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RACA Journal I August 2021 www . hvacronline . co . za