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Well the person who has done it isn’t chartered then. It worries me things can happen in this way. All seems about ticking boxes again.0 -
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I don't think you can draw that conclusion without making further enquiries. As eddddy says, anyone can call themselves an "______ Engineer", the protected title is "Chartered Engineer".Locornwall wrote: »Well the person who has done it isn’t chartered then. It worries me things can happen in this way. All seems about ticking boxes again.
As an alternative to IStructE, a "Structural Engineer" could be a chartered member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. (e.g. MICE or FICE)
Although a chartered structural engineer would usually be needed for dealing with a complex structure, producing a "structural" report on a domestic dwelling could be well within the professional competence of a chartered civil engineer.
In addition, under EU rules, an engineer doesn't necessarily need to be a member of a chartered body in the country they are working in.
Therefore not being a member of the (UK) IStructE isn't conclusive proof an "Engineer" is not chartered, or not competent to carry out a "structural" report on a domestic dwelling.0
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