Field of action authorized for each grade; prohibitions.
Section 36
SEC. 36. Field of action authorized for each grade; prohibitions. — It shall be unlawful for any person, unless exempted from registration under section fourteen of this Act: (a) To be in responsible charge of the preparation of plans, designs, investigations, valuation, technical reports, specifications, or estimates, or to be in performance of other professional mechanical engineering service for any mechanical works, project or plant, either for himself or for others, unless he holds a valid certificate of registration as professional mechanical engineer. (b) To be in responsible charge of the construction, erection, installation or alteration or of the performance of mechanical engineering service in connection with the manufacture, sale, supply or distribution of any mechanical equipment, machinery or process for any mechanical works, project or plant, either for himself or for others, unless he holds a valid certificate of registration as professional mechanical engineer or mechanical plant engineer. (c) To operate, tend, or maintain, or be in charge of the operation, tending, or maintenance of any mechanical equipment, machinery or process for any mechanical works, project or plant of twenty horsepower or more but of less than two hundred horsepower, unless he holds a valid certificate of registration as professional mechanical engineer, plant engineer, junior mechanical engineer, or certified plant mechanic. (d) To operate, tend, or maintain, or be in charge of the operation, tending or maintenance of any mechanical equipment, machinery, or process for any mechanical works, project or plant of two hundred horsepower or more, unless he holds a valid certificate of registration as professional mechanical engineer, or mechanical plant engineer.