312                                   LAWS OF MARYLAND                          [CH. 192

physical and engineering sciences to such services or creative work as
consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, and inspec-
tion of construction for the purpose of assuring compliance with
specifications and drawings in connection with any public or private
utilities, structures, buildings, machines, equipment, processes,
works, systems or projects. The practice of engineering shall not
include the work ordinarily performed by persons who operate or
maintain machinery or equipment, geodetic surveying, cartography,
GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING nor to general real estate practices,
such as appraising, evaluating or estimating the value of real prop-
erty. A person shall be construed to practice or offer to practice
engineering, within the meaning and intent of this article, who prac-
tices any branch of the profession of engineering; or who by verbal
claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card or in any other way
represents himself to be an engineer, or through the use of some
other title implies that he is an engineer or that he is registered under
this article; or who holds himself out as able or willing to perform,
or who does perform any engineering service or work or any other
service designated by the practitioner which is commonly recognized
as engineering.

[(e) The term "land surveyor" as used in this article shall mean
a person who engages in the practice of land surveying as hereinafter
defined.]

(e)    The term "land surveyor," within the meaning and intent of
this article, shall mean a person who, by reason of his special knowl-
edge and use of the mathematical, physical, engineering and survey-
ing sciences and the principles and methods of surveying, acquired by
surveying education and surveying experience, is qualified to practice
land surveying.

(f)    The term "professional land surveyor," within the meaning
and intent of this article, shall mean a person who has been duly
registered and licensed under the requirements of this article.

(g)    The term "land surveyor-in-training** within the meaning
and intent of this article, shall mean a person who complies with the
requirements for education, experience and character and has passed
an examination in the fundamental surveying subjects, as provided
in Sections 12 and 14 of this article.

[(f) The practice of land surveying within the meaning and
intent of this article includes surveying of areas for their correct
determination and description and for conveyancing, for the estab-
lishment, for the reestablishment of land boundaries and the plotting
of lands and subdivisions thereof. The plotting of land and sub-
divisions may include topography and contours, setting grades and
determining drainage of streets and roads, and providing for storm
drainage systems where such systems do not require the structural
design of system components and are restricted to the use, where
relevant, of any standards as may be prescribed by local or State
authorities.]

(h) The term "practice of land surveying," within the meaning
and intent of this article, includes surveying of areas for their correct
determination and description for conveyancing, for the establish-
ment, for OR the reestablishment of land boundaries and the plotting
of lands and subdivisions thereof. The plotting of lands and subdivi-