Print this page Mississippi’s Standards of Practice for Surveying
Jerry Thacker, PLS, P.E. and John
C. Huang, Ph.D., P.E.
Course Outline
This course discusses the Mississippi’s Standards of Practice for Surveying and Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys adopted by the American Land Title Association, American Congress on Surveying & Mapping and National Society of Professional Surveyors. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.
At
the conclusion of this course, the student will be familiar with:
- Mississippi’s Standards of Practice for Surveying;
- Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys; and
- Accuracy Standards for ALTA-ACSM Land Title Surveys.
Course Backgroud
Professional Surveyors licensed in Mississipi must earn a minimum of 2 PDH in Minimum Standards for Land Surveying (MS) during three renewal periods. The Minimum Standards of Land Surveying applied to all survey plats performed in Mississippi from 1991 to June 30, 2005 (Rule 21). On July 1, 2005, new standards became effective, the Standards of Practice for Surveying (revised Rule 21). This new standards was revised in 2015, and become effective on August 1, 2015.
Course Content
In
this course, you are required to study the following three technical publications:
Mississippi
Board Rule 21.0 - Standards of Practice for Surveying (2015 Version, a PDF file)
Check List - Standards of Practice for Surveying (2015 Version, a PDF file)
2016 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for
ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys (a PDF file)
Related Links
For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites or web pages:Point of Beginning
Land Surveyor Reference Page
Quiz
Once you finish studying the above course content you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.
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