HKIS LSD APC Part I Written Assessment case studies
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The Authorized Person (Surveying) Part I Written Assessment is the written component of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) Land Surveying Division Assessment of Professional Competence. Passing it, together with the remaining APC requirements, is one of the routes by which a land surveyor in Hong Kong demonstrates the professional breadth expected of an Authorized Person (Surveying) under the Buildings Ordinance - someone who can take responsibility for site formation, earthworks and building-related surveying work and deal with the Buildings Department, Lands Department and allied authorities. The HKIS LSD APC Part I Written Assessment case studies are 5 cases and about 3,935 words.
1Old Schedule Lot Boundary: When the Demarcation District Plan and Occupation Diverge
You are the authorized land surveyor engaged by the owner of Lot 1234 in DD 119, a flat-roofed village house in Sai Kung. The owner has just returned from a trip and found that the neighbour at Lot 1235 has demolished the old rubble boundary wall and rebuilt it approximately 0.9 m inside what the owner believes is his land, taking part of his paved forecourt.
842 words, about 4 min2Deep Basement Monitoring: One Reading That Does Not Fit
You are the survey manager for the monitoring consultant on a 24 m deep basement excavation in Kowloon City. The site is 6 m from a 1968 six-storey residential building.
772 words, about 4 min3Setting Out a Transfer Plate: The 22 mm Column
You are the AP's surveyor for a 42-storey residential tower on a 3-level podium in Yau Tong. The tower columns are set out from a transfer plate at +18.5 m.
816 words, about 4 min4Lease Modification for a Data Centre: Measuring First, Advising Second
You are a surveyor advising a developer who owns an industrial lot in Kwai Chung. The lot has a site area of 2,850 m², a two-storey godown with a measured GFA of 5,700 m², and a lease user clause of 'godown and ancillary office'.
779 words, about 4 min5Cadastral Data Migration: The 2.4 m Shift
You are the GIS manager for a utility company. Your team is migrating 12,000 km of cable records from a legacy CAD system to a new GIS.
726 words, about 4 min