Editing Mechanical engineering (section)

===License and regulation===
Engineers may seek [[licensing|license]] by a state, provincial, or national government. The purpose of this process is to ensure that engineers possess the necessary technical knowledge, real-world experience, and knowledge of the local legal system to practice engineering at a professional level. Once certified, the engineer is given the title of [[Professional Engineer]] United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Bangladesh and South Africa), [[Chartered Engineer]] (in the United Kingdom, Ireland, India and Zimbabwe), ''Chartered Professional Engineer'' (in Australia and New Zealand) or ''European Engineer'' (much of the European Union).

In the U.S., to become a licensed Professional Engineer (PE), an engineer must pass the comprehensive FE (Fundamentals of Engineering) exam, work a minimum of 4 years as an ''Engineering Intern (EI)'' or ''Engineer-in-Training (EIT)'', and pass the "Principles and Practice" or PE (Practicing Engineer or Professional Engineer) exams. The requirements and steps of this process are set forth by the [[National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying]] (NCEES), composed of engineering and land surveying licensing boards representing all U.S. states and territories.

In Australia (Queensland and Victoria) an engineer must be registered as a Professional Engineer within the State in which they practice, for example Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland or Victoria, RPEQ or RPEV. respectively.

In the UK, current graduates require a [[BEng]] plus an appropriate master's degree or an integrated [[MEng]] degree, a minimum of 4 years post graduate on the job competency development and a peer-reviewed project report to become a Chartered Mechanical Engineer (CEng, MIMechE) through the [[Institution of Mechanical Engineers]]. CEng MIMechE can also be obtained via an examination route administered by the [[City and Guilds of London Institute]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sayeed|first=Ahmed|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pzOyDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA51|title=You Could Be the Winner (Volume - II)|date=24 September 2019|publisher=Sankalp Publication|isbn=978-93-88660-66-2|language=en}}</ref>

In most developed countries, certain engineering tasks, such as the design of bridges, electric power plants, and chemical plants, must be approved by a [[professional engineer]] or a [[chartered engineer]]. "Only a licensed engineer, for instance, may prepare, sign, seal and submit engineering plans and drawings to a public authority for approval, or to seal engineering work for public and private clients."<ref>{{cite web |title= Why Get Licensed? |work= National Society of Professional Engineers |url=http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/WhyGetLicensed/index.html |access-date= 6 May 2008}}</ref> This requirement can be written into state and provincial legislation, such as in the Canadian provinces, for example the Ontario or Quebec's Engineer Act.<ref>{{cite web|title=Engineers Act |work=Quebec Statutes and Regulations (CanLII) |url=http://www.canlii.org/qc/laws/sta/i-9/20050616/whole.html |access-date=24 July 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061005184956/http://www.canlii.org/qc/laws/sta/i-9/20050616/whole.html |archive-date=5 October 2006}}</ref>

In other countries, such as the UK, no such legislation exists; however, practically all certifying bodies maintain a [[Ethical code|code of ethics]] independent of legislation, that they expect all members to abide by or risk expulsion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Codes of Ethics and Conduct |work=Online Ethics Center |url=http://onlineethics.org/codes/ |access-date=24 July 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050619081942/http://onlineethics.org/codes/ |archive-date=19 June 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

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