ANNEX “A” SYLLABI FOR THE SUBJECTS IN THE BOARD LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS FOR SANITARY ENGINEERS Series 2009 Section 4 of the Sanitary Engineering Law (Republic Act No. 1364) vests the Board of Sanitary Engineering the authority to discharge other duties in regard to the ethical and technological standards of the Sanitary Engineering Profession in the Philippines. Section 13, of the same act enumerates the subjects in which the applicants for certificates of registration shall be examined. The primary objective of the modified syllabi for the subjects in the Sanitary Engineering licensure examination Is to obtain valid and reliable information to identity the technical competence required for admission to the profession. Technical competence in this respect includes not only technical knowledge but also the ability to apply such knowledge skillfully with good judgment and understanding of professional responsibility. ‘The subjects shall have an approved table of specifications that will harmonize with the curriculum in the undergraduate level complementing the program outcomes that will adhere into the level of achievement such as knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. The syllabi are intended to guide prospective candidates in preparation for the Sanitary Engineering licensure examination. in general, the covered areas in which examinees are expected to have knowledge, understanding and competencies upon entry to the Sanitary Engineering profession. 1. COVERAGE The general coverage of the competency based examination Is divided into six (6) major subjects with its corresponding weights as follows: MAJOR SUBJECTS WeIGuts 1. Sanitary Science as Applied to Buildings 10% (8 AM to 12NN 1" day) 2. Chil Engineering 15% (1PM to5PM 1° day) 3. Public Health Engineering 15% (BAM to 12NN 2"! day) 4. Environmental Engineering 20% (1PMto5 PM 2™ day) 5. Wastewater Engineering 20% (8AM tw 12NN 3" day) &. Water Supply Engineering 20% (1PM to5 PM3" day) Each major subject is sub sub-items These syllabi are intended to serve as frame of reference for the regulatory board, the academe, applicants for the examination and for the council of continuing education program. fed into specific topic or concerns, as well as its corresponding I EXAMINATION STANDARD AND NATURE The following shall be taken into consideration in the preparation of examination questions, PRC PRE CHED Academe and Industry Coneul PROFESSIONAL REGULATION CoM Msci™: INIAm1. PRC PRE CHED Academe and Industry Consultative Output ANNEX "A” SYLLABI FOR THE SUBJECTS IN THE BOARD LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS FOR SANITARY ENGINEERS Series 2009 A relatively uniform standard of technical competence should be established and consistently followed to ensure the reliability of examination results. As such, questions given in the examination shall be covered under the topic enumerated in the syllabi. The examination in each subject shall be comprehensive and well balanced in style, Question shall emphasize technical knowledge that is currently relevant te the Sanitary Engineering practice and adequately disseminated in textbooks and other professional literature. Trivial, outdated, inapplicable, unsettled and controversial questions shall be avoided. ‘There shall be a suitable mixture of easy, moderate and difficult questions as categorized according to degree of difficulty. Question shall be framed in a clear and concise manner taking into consideration the degree or level of knowledge or proficiency for each topic. Instructions or requirements should be clearly stated. Questions should include adequate tests of higher cognitive abilities. Such as comprehension, interpretation, application, analysis, problem-solving and other higher-order thinking skills The assigned weight for each test questions and the estimated time for each major subject shall be indicated Electronic and scientific calculators are allowed. However, programmable calculators and pocket personal computers are not allowed and will be confiscated if brought to the examination room, ‘SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATION Sanitary Science as Applied to Buildings (10%) 41.4 Principles of Plumbing 1. 1.1. Material selection for pipes, fittings, pumps, lifts, appurtenances and fixtures 1, 1.2, Methods and types of joints and connections 1.1.3, Cross-connections and indirect waste connections 1.1.4. Piping lay-out and roughing-ins 1.15. Lighting, Ventilation and Humidity Control 4.1.6. Inspection, tests and maintenance 1.17. Service Connections for Water Supply and Wastewater 1.1.8. Other piping system such as gas, oil and compressed air including appurtenances within the building and premises. 1.2. Plumbing Systems 1.2.1. Hot and Cold Water Distribution System Design 1.2.2, Sanitary and Storm Drainage System Design 1.2.3, Design and construction of septic tank, privy, cesspool, seepage or sanitary pit; location and planning 1.3. Fire Protection System Design 1.3.1. Wet and dry standpipe systems GQ Trane U/ANNEX “A” SYLLABI FOR THE SUBJECTS IN THE BOARD LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS FOR SANITARY ENGINEERS Series 2009 1.3.2. Automatic wet pipe fire sprinkler systems 1.3.3. Smoke and heat detection and protection within the building and premises 1.3.4. Other fire protection system for buildings 1.4, Pertinent Laws, Codes, Ordinances, Rules, Regulations and other Issuances ‘Civil Engineering (15%) 2.4. Mathematics 2.1.4. Algebra, Plane and Spherical Trigonometry 2.1.2. Analytic, Descriptive and Solid Geometry 2.1.3. Differential and Integral Calculus 2.1.4. Differential Equations 2.1.5. Advanced Engineering Mathematics 2.2. Physical Science 2.2.4. Chemistry 2.2.2. Physics 2.2.3. Geology 2.2.8. Applied Mechanics 2.3, Surveying. 2.3.1. Basic Concepts 2.3.2. Basic Surveying and Measurements 2.3.3. Topographic and Hydrographic Surveying 2.3.4. Survey Operations 2.3.5. Engineering Surveys 2.8, Hydraulics 2.4.1. Fluid Mechanics: 2.4.1.1, Properties of fluids; 2.4.1.2. Pressure intensity; 2.4.1.3. Fluid static, dynamies and kinematics; 2.4.1.4. Flow through orifices, nozzles, venturi meter, weirs, flumes and other flow meters; 2.4.1.5. Fluid flow in pipes and open channels; f 2.8.2. Hydraulics: 2.4.2.1. Flow in pipes, dams, spllways, siphon, flumes and open channels; 2.4.2.2. Energy method; 2.4.2.3. intraduction to varied flow phenomena; 2.4.2.4, Forces on submerged bodies pumps, 2.4.2.5, Turbines and hydropower system; 2.4.2.6. Introductions to irrigation engineering, scour and erosion; 2.4.2.7. Hydraulics modeling 2.4.3. Hydraulic Engineering: J id measurement 2.4.3.4. Quantitative hydrology and ground water; feet aleeeenieescaiaciaaticetamenaeemmemimmens To ‘FRC PRE CHED Acndera and tndusry Consleatve Output TaekANNEX “A” SYLLABI FOR THE SUBJECTS IN THE BOARD LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS FOR SANITARY ENGINEERS Series 2009 2.4.3.2. Probability concept in design; 2.4.3.3. Flood mitigation practices such as reservoirs, levees and open channels improvernent; 2.4.3.4, Hydraulics machinery; 2.4.3.5, Water resources development and environmental impacts, 2.4.3.6, Hydraulics analysis and design of dams; spillways, gates and outlet works, canals, canal structures, pressure conduits, stiling basins and energy dissipators. 2.5. Design and Construction Project Management 2.5.1. Engineering Mechanics 2.5.2. Strength of Materials 2.5.3. Engineering Materials 2.5.4. Theory of Structures 2.5.5. Soll Mechanics Foundations 2.5.6. Design of Timber Structures 2.5.7. Reinforced Concrete Principles 2.58. Design of Stee! Structures 2.5. Contract and Specifications 2.5.10. Construction Project Management 2.5.10.1. Planning and Scheduling 2.5.10.2. Networking 2.5.10.3. Resource Leveling and Scheduling 25.104. Estimating 2.5.10.5. Construction Methods and Operations 2.10.6, Equipment Operations and Maintenance 2.5.10.7. Cost Planning and Quality Control 2,5.10.8, Project Monitoring 25.10.9. Evaluation and Value Engineering 2.5.10.10. Contract Administration. 3. Public Health Engineering (15%) 3.1. Control of Communicable Disease 3.1.1. Identification of Diseases 3.1.2. Theories of Epidemic 3.1.3, Classification (contagious, infectious, communicable) 3.1.4. Sources, Carrier and Characteristics 3.15. Transmission, Development and Control 3.2. Sanitation and Hygiene 3.2.1. Residential Buildings 3.2.2. Commercial Establishments 3.2.3. Institutional 3.2.4. industrial 3.2.5. Transportation and its facilities (Aircraft, Ships Vessels, Bus Liner and others) YW ‘PRC PRE CHED Academe and ladustry Consultative Output Page|ANNEX “A” SYLLABI FOR THE SUBJECTS IN THE BOARD LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS FOR SANITARY ENGINEERS Series 2009 3.2.6, Amusement and Recreational (Parks, Camp sites, Swimming Pool, Bathing Places and others) 3.2.7. Emergency Sanitation: Public health significance, control measures during disasters and calamities, camp sanitation, emergency shelter and services; Housing and Institution Sanitation: housing materials, amenities, crowding, index, public health significance; Classifications of disasters, hazards assessment, institutional arrangements, environmental sanitation control measures (water supply, solid and liquid waste disposal, housing, food sanitation, vermin control) ; Emergency engineering principles (chemical, radiological, biological accidents and incidents, outbreak of emerging diseases and interventions); Health Education: Principles and methods of health education 3.2.8. Disposal of Dead Persons 3.2.9. Other public establishment and place sanitation 3.3. Blostatics and Vital Statistics 3.3.1 Vital Public Health Indices: Covers the identification, determination and interpretation of vital health indices and its application and relevance to environmental sanitation control measures. 3.4 Insect and Vermin Control 3.4.1. Public health significance, insects and rodents of public health threat (description, life cycle), contro! methods 3.5 Food and Milk Sanitation 3.5.1. Public health significance (food-borne diseases, disease transmission) 3.5.2. Control methods 3.5.3, Milk Sanitation ~ production, processing, handling, storage, preservation, dairy farm sanitation, animal disease and mode of transmission to men, kind of disease resulting from taking infected, milk, pasteurization of milk 3.5.4. Location, planning and functional design 3.5.5. Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and pathogen control as Pertinent Laws, Codes, Ordinances, Rules, Regulations and other issuances 4, Environmental Engineering (20%) 4.1. Ecology and Conservation 4.1.1. Concepts and Principles of Ecology 4.1.2. Ecosystems and the energy in an ecological system 4.1.3. Ecosystem Dynamics 4.1.4. Species, individuals and populations in the ecosystems : 44.5. Hydrologic and water cycle rad Industry Consultative Output Paget?ANNEX “A” SYLLABI FOR THE SUBJECTS IN THE BOARD LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS FOR SANITARY ENGINEERS Series 2009 4.1.5.1. Flood frequency and protection 4.1.5.2. Erosion and sedimentation 4.2. Environmental Impact Statement/Assassment 4.2.1. Concepts and sustainable development 4.2.2. Environmental Risk Assessment, Estimation and Evaluation 4.2.2.1. Social Impact Assessment 4.2.2.2. Health Impact Assessment: Probability of Loss Occurrence 4.2.2.3. Methods of Assessment: Severity and Consequential Effects 4.2.3. Risk Management 4.2.3.1. The Value Judgment: Risk Decision-Making Process 4.2.3.2. Risk Exposure Handling 4.2.3.3. Loss Control Improvement and Cost-Benefit Analysis, 4.2.4. Prediction of Environmental impacts on Rural and Urban Planning 4.28. Environmental Problems/Oegradation, 4.25.1, Flooding 4.2.5.2. Light areas and its rehabilitation 4.25.3. Eradication of slums 4.2.5.4. Zoning and subdivision control (transportation, traffic and parking) 4.3. Microbiology and Parasitology for Environmental Engineering 43.1. Microbiology and Parasitology 4.3.1.1. The structure and function of cells; cellular reproduction and evolution; collections and assemblages of organisms; change and diversity; control of insects, diseases, nematodes and related field; monerans, protist, fungi, and viruses. 4.3.1.2. Principal groups of microorganisms; Metabolism and growth of microorganisms 4.2.1.3, Methods in studying/identification of microbes. 4.3.1.4. Physical & chemical control of microorganisms 4.3.1.5. Fundamental and applied microbiology sampling and collection 42.2. Fpidemiology and Toxicology 4.3.2.1. Concepts of Toxicology 4.3.2.2. Epidemiology and problem of transmission 4.3.2.3. Preventive and control measures for the common parasitic infections, other vermin or insect related diseases. 4.4, Pollution Abatement 4.4.1, Atmospheric pollution studies and abatement (Indoor and outdoor air) 4.4.1.1. Physical, chemical, biological and microbiological pollutants of air pollutants, 4.4.1.2. Sampling analysis and instrumentation of air pollution 4.8.1.3. Local and international standards for air pollution ‘ ae ; TRC PRE HED Academe ond Industy Consulate Output ProensfVLLANNEX “A” SYLLABI FOR THE SUBJECTS IN THE BOARD LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS FOR SANITARY ENGINEERS Series 2009 4.4.2. Land and soil pollution studies and abatement 4.4.2.1. Physical, chemical, biological and microbiological pollutants of land pollutants, 4.4.2.2. Sampling analysis and instrumentation of land pollution 4.4.2.3, International standards for land pollution 4.4.3. Lake, rivet pollution studies and abatement 4.4.3.1. Physical, chemical, biological and microbiological pollutants of water pollutants. 4.4.3.2. Sampling analysis and instrumentation of water pollution 4.4.3.3, Local and international standards for water pollution 4.4.4, Noise pollution studies and abatement 4.4.4.1. Indoor and outdoor sources of noise pollutions. 4.8.4.2. Sampling analysis and instrumentation of noise pollution 4.4.4.3. Local and international standards for noise pollution 4.4.4.4, Sources of nuisances, irritants and eyesores and other adverse effect to the human health; their prevention and control. 4.4.45, Health impacts of environmental pollution 4.4.46. Materials, facilites, pollution prevention equipments and devices 4.4.4.7. Pertinent laws and regulations and environmental pollution 4.45. Stream poliution studies and abatement 4.5. Solid Waste Disposal, Management and Facil 45.1. Processes and Design 4.5.2. Generation and Collection 4.5.3. Segregation and Storage 4.5.4, Transport and Disposal 4.5.5. Recovery/ Re-use 4.5.6. Treatment/Processing: Thermel, Biological (composting, methane gas {generation, sol conditioner) 45. Sanitary Landfill 4.6.1. Facilities and appurtenances 4.6.2. Operations 4.6.3. Management 4.6, Hazardous Waste 4.7.1. Industrial Hazards 4.7.1.1. Recognition Process 4.7.1.2. Identification Methodologies 4.7.1.3. Classifications, Sources, Nature and Characteristics 4.7.1.4, Warning Marks, Labeling and Signage 4.7.2. Hazardous Waste Containment 4.7.3. Barrier Design 4.7.4, Mitigation and Consequence Management _ oy PRC PRE CHED Academe and Industry Consuleative Output Pagete!ANNEX “A” ‘SYLLABI FOR THE SUBJECTS IN THE BOARD LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS FOR SANITARY ENGINEERS Series 2009 4.7.5. Action Planning and Emergency Response 4.7.6. Property and Personnel Protection System 4.7.7. Risk Assessment and Management 4.7.8. Spill Response and Clean-up Technologies 4.7.9. Accident Prevention and Hazard Control 4.7.10, Emergency, Disaster Plans and Orils 4,7.10.1. Post-Event Handling and Damage Control 4,7.10.2. Documentation, Evidence Handling, Investigation and Reporting 4.7.10.3, Decontamination and Incident Waste Handling & Disposal 4.7. Pertinent Laws, Codes, Ordinances, Rules, Regulations and other Issuances Wastewater Engineering (20%) 5.1. Wastewater Treatment and Disposal 5.1.1. Domestic Sewage, Treatment, Processes and Disposal 5.1.1.1, Determination of sewage and flow rate; 5.1.1.2. Analysis of objectives and principles underlying unit ‘operations employed in sewage treatment; 5.1.1.3. Sewage disposal as it affects the degree of treatment required; 5.1.1.4, Anaerobic treatment system activated sludge rotating biological contractars, 5.1.1.5. Trichling fiter, plain, facultative and aerated lagoons. 5.1.2. Biological Industrial Waste Treatment Processes and Disposal 5.1.2.1. Design of facilities for physical chemical and/or biological treatment of sewage and for disposal of sludge and sewage effluent; 5.1.2.2, Industrial Waste Treatment objectives, methods and design; 5.1.2.3, Unit operations; 5.1.2.4, Physico-chemical treatment systems, 5.1.2.5. Aerobic and anaerobic biological treatment systems, problem land method of disposal, sludge treatment and disposal. 5.2. Sewerage System Engineering 5.2.1, Sanitary Sewerage System and Appurtenances 5.2.1.1, Design of facilities of sanitary system on streams and sewerage systems; 5.2.4.2, Determination of sewerage flow rate; 5.2.1.3, Hydraulics of sewers; 5.2.1.4, Design of sewers appurtenances and special structures; 5.2.2, Storm Sewerage, Drainage System, Facilities and Appurtenances 5.2.2.1. Design floods; 2, Flood control structures; / ‘PRC PRB CHED Academe and Industry Consultative OutputANNEX “A” SYLLABI FOR THE SUBJECTS IN THE BOARD LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS FOR SANITARY ENGINEERS Series 2009 5.2.2.3. Storm water distribution and design of canal network, flume, pipe system, pump station and other drainage facilities and appurtenances. 5.2.2.4, Storm water management model, 5.2.2.5. Storm water overflows. 5.2.2.6. Sewer System Interceptor, quality and quantity related factors. 5.2.2.7. Methods of controlling overflows. Wastewater Reclamation and Re-use Applications 5.3.1, Potential wastewater re-uses, 5.3.2. Planning considerations in wastewater reclamation and reuse, 5.3.3. Wastewater re-uses applications; 5.3.4, Industrial water re-uses, 5.3.5. Cooling tower make-up, common problems in cooling tower system, 5.3.6. Groundwater re-charges methods, groundwater recharge with reclaimed wastewater. 5.3.7. Wastewater reclamation technologies 5.3.8, Treatment reliability 5.3.9. Practical usage of treated wastewater effvent 5.3.10. Advance wastewater reclamation process combination. 5.4, Effluent Disposal 5.4.1. Parameters and standard criteria, 5.4.2. Disposal to lakes, reservoir, river, estuaries, ocean disposal and others. 5.43, Design of river diffusers, 5.4.8. Dissolved oxygen sag analysis, modeling approach. 5.45. Loading and mixed analy: 5.4.6, Operation and maintenance capability. 5.5. Design of Appropriate or Innovative Wastewater Treatment 5.5.1, Small Wastewater Treatment Systems 5.5.2. Natural Treatment Systems 5.5.3. Engineered or Constructed Natural Treatment Systems, wetlands 5.5.4. Environmental and Sanitary Engineering Report 5.5.5. Commissioning and Operation and Maintenance 5.6. Pertinent Laws, Codes, Ordinances, Rules, Regulations and other Issuances. 6. Water Supply Engineering (20% 6.1. Hydrology 6.1.1, Elementary statistics, 6.1.2. Hydrologic cycle Ah, heciotes AW eB Page U "PRC PRB CHED Academe and Industry Consulcative OutputANNEX “A” SYLLABI FOR THE SUBJECTS IN THE BOARD LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS FOR SANITARY ENGINEERS Series 2009 6.1.3, Hydrographs' probability in hydrology; 6.1.4, Flood frequency; 6.1.5. Erosion sedimentation of river basins and reservoirs, 6.1.6. Flood protection and water conservation; 6.1.7. Application of hydrology. 6.2. Microbiology, Bacteriology, Parasitological, Epidemiology and Toxicology 6.2.1. Biological characteristics of bacteria, fungi, rickets, algae, viruses, protozoa and other organisms and effects on water supply 6.2.2. Pathogenic, isolation and identification methods 6.2.3. Growth and kinds of media 6.2.4. Multiple fermentation tube technique for coliforms and ather test for coliform organisms 6.2.5. Applied microbiology in water supply 6.2.6. Studies on Bacteriology, parasitological, epidemiology and toxicology 6.3. Advanced Water Treatment 6.3.1. Application of the principles of hydraulics, hydrology, chemistry and engineering design in providing safe and adequate water standard 6.3.2. Principles of drinking water treatment 6.3.3. Treatment of industrial process water 6.4, Sanitary Chemistry 6.4.1, Water Analysis, 6.4.2. Standard solution 6.4.3. Chemical coagulation of water 6.5. Water Sources, Development and Collection 65.1. Determination of sources and water demand 6.5.2. Quantity and quality of water supply 6.5.3. Intake/collection structures 6.6. Water Distribution System 6.7. Water Purification 6.8, Water Resources Engineering 6.9. Waterworks Management and Economics 6.10. Pertinent Laws, Codes, Ordinances, Rules, Regulations and other Issuances CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION The examination shall be totally computerized. The number of questions and drawing of extraction of questions shall be in accordance with Republic Act 8981 Section 9 (h) of PRC Modernization Act of 2000. Number of questions for eachWw ANNEX “A” SYLLABI FOR THE SUBJECTS IN THE BOARD LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS FOR SANITARY ENGINEERS Series 2009 6.9. Waterworks Management and Economics 6.10. Pertinent Laws, Codes, Ordinances, Rules, Regulations and other Issuances (CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION The examination shall be totally computerized. The number of questions and drawing of extraction of questions shall be in accordance with Republic Act 8981 Section 9 (h) of PRC Modernization Act of 2000. Number of questions for each subject shall not be less than ten (10) to ten (10) points each not more than one hundred (100) at one (1) point. The examination shall be closed books and notes. Examinees shall be given ‘computation of scratch paper, which must be submitted with the answer sheets. MODIFICATION IN THE SYLLABI The syllabi may be modified, amended as the need arises that will conform to the new techniques/trends and/or advances in technology applicable in the sanitary engineering profession in consultation with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Academe and the Industry. >