Section 3 - Practice Of Forstry Flashcards
What does section 1 of the foresters act define?
Professional forestry
Who can practise forstry?
Registered members and special permit holders, and non members or enrolled members under their supervision.
Who determines if the practice of professional forestry is part of a job?
The professional practice committee
What does the proffessional practice committee do?
Determines if professional forestry is part of a job, if a member can resign or retire or have loa status.
They are enabled by the foresters act and council resolution
Why do individuals or employers often determine if professional forestry is part of a job? Note that they do not have the jurisdiction to make these decisions.
Union agreements may require title
If a job posting needs title
Employer has to support dues and professional development
Employers pay higher wages for position that have to have title
Etc
What are the four tests to determine if a job includes professional forestry?
- Person recieves payment for jobs including advising, performing, directing works and services which
- Because of scope and impacts on forests etc
- Require special education, knowledge, training, experience of member which includes
- Planning, appraisal, harvesting, silviculture, preparation of professional documents, assessing activiies, planning and approving roads, assessing forest yeilds
What are the areas of the rft scope of practiCe? (4)
- Forest measurements
- Silviculture
- Forest operations
- Forest protection
Bylaw 10 specifies what?
The use of professional seal and signature
Summarize bylaw 10
Professinonal forestry work must identify responsible member, who may have supervised or performed the work, because they are responsible for it whether or not they do identify themselves.
What is the minimun standard for member identification in professional work?
Member identity (name), designation and date.
Signature required for hard copy work but not digital.
Give at least three reasons for identifying the responsible forest professional in their work
- Provides assurance of standard of work to public, peers, employer
- Supports duties and objects of abcfp to keep members accountable
- Consistent means of acknowledging professional work
- Assurance of due diligence
- Motivates to take pride in work
What are optional additions to member identification on professional work?
Member number
Scanned signature (digital only)
Stamp
What are the two options for supervision statements?
- 4.1 member did not carry out work themself, but supervised and quality control so they did not entirely rely on persons carrying out work
- 4.2 member did not personally supervise work but relied on persons performing it, and is satisfied that it meets standards
When can an rft practice professional forestry?
When carrying out work designed by an rpf or special permit holder, under the supervision of an rpf or SPH, or independently when doing work authorized under bylaws.
Like all members, rfts can only practice professional forestry if…
It is within aspects for which the member has adequate education, experience and training
What are the two tests/considerations for if rfts can practice independently?
- Falls within one of the four practice areas defined by bylaws
- Complexity, scope and implications of project is achievable with rft core educational foundation and additional experience and training
How is competence defined?
Knowledge and skill aqured through education and experience
What is qualification?
Having both legal authority and competence.
What is meant by the “practice of professional forestry”?
For fees/remuneration, advising performing or directing works, services, undertakings, which because of scope and implications on forests etc require special education, knowledge, training and experience of a registered, enrolled, special permit, certified member
What must a member who is supervising other members or non members do?
Practice due diligence documentation to ensure competence and capabilities of others. Giving them a plan, manual, instructions etc only does not constitute supervision.
What do forest measurements include?
Measuring and describing forst resources, including: mesurations, biometrics and cruising, photo interpretation, mapping. Rfts can independently: do surveys, inventory, appraisal data, measurement reports, compilations, thematic maps.
What does the practice area of silviculture include? That may be done independently by rft
Surveys, supervising surveys, reports on survey results, delcaring milestones based on survey data, collecting data for rpfs for pest management, collecting site plan data for rpfs, making sure objectives meet stewardship plans
What areas of forest operations can rft practice independently?
Collecting data for road sps, stand level data collection, access plans for rec, power lines, mining, oil and gas etc, layout and road locations, supervising harvesting
Can submit road permits, cutting permits, layout, appraisal, gully, riparian classifications, via
What areas of forest protection can rft independently do?
Fuels management related to harvest, pests etc, surveys, prescribed burns, recommend activities to meet forest health and fire mgmt objectives
