Type of boundary mark in cadaster survey

Dear my Australia surveyor,

There are 7 types of boundary marks to be used in Malaysia according to Survey Department circular 4/2005 as you can see the diagramme at below.

Regarding the wooden peg as you mention, we use as a stesyen to set our total station to traverse. The wooden peg is no the permanent boundary in Malaysia. However, I been in Sarawak in year 1995. The Sarawak surveyor can use stesen as datum to start their work without look for boundary mark. How about your country? Peninsular Malaysia is using Cassini Solder Projection but in east Malaysia, there are using RSO. How about Australia?

Concrete boundary mark

Concrete mark

Mark on rock

Spike

Nail

Iron Pipe

Granite boundary mark

Title Boundary

Uneven bearing for the "on-line"boundary will occur when surveyor did not plant on line due to certain reason. Normally, the difference is within 10-20" and it just contribute within 5mm difference from the original position.

However, title survey is part of the title and we can not show difference value for the on line boundary especailly there is the neighbour lot.

Thus, before we produce the certified plan. Please ensure you adopt a correct bearing for the whole line.

Field Book diagramme

( ) the uncorrect value

Final certified should as below

Bearing & Distance LISP

LISP programming is a useful tool in cad and it can speed out your work. Please kindly download from http://www.ziddu.com/download/5720535/bearingdistance.txt.html. This lisp are written in note. After that open the file and re-save as bd.lsp

Boundary mark

This is the one of the boundary mark can be planted by Licensed Land Surveyor in Peninsular Malaysia according to Survey Department circular year 2002.

One of the old boundary mark found in the field, the mark should not be removed or adjusted unless prove the mark is no in the position. Refixition will be discuss in future topic.

The dimension should be 600mm tall and diameter=75mm.

Place the new boundary mark

Let's us look at seksyen 400A regarding unathorised survey

In Malaysia, cadastre survey only can be carried out by licensed land surveyor firm. Any person who, not being a Survey Officer or licensed land surveyor carries out a survey or undertakes to carry out a survey of any land in the State for the purposes of this Act, shall be guilty of an offence, and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding RM10,000, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both.

Thus, please do not appoint contract surveyor for sub-divide or partional survey.

Extreme coordinate for certified Plan

Extreme coordinate needs to be shown in the certified plan. The position of the extreme coordinate should place either in end of the East/West or South/North. Please also take note take the extreme coordinate only apply to the sub-divided/ partition / amalgamation lot only.

Refer to diagram above; the initial lot above is parallel to neighbor lot (lot 963). However, there is a surrender of widening reverse road to state government. Thus, we can not show to extreme coordinate as arrowed in the diagram.

EDM PILLARS

KPUP 1/2003

EDM TEST FORM

TOTAL STATION MOUNTED ON THE EDM PILLAR

According to Circular for Director Land Survey 1/2003, all the EDM for the cadastre survey need to test for every 6 months to ensure the accuracy of the distance is within 10mm.

Enclosed is the form KPU 143 which stated some important data to be filled in.

1. Date of test


2. Temperature


3. Model of EDM


4. Series number of EDM


5. EDM test location


6. Surveyor name
   

There are 10 pillars where the survey department has been calibrated with an accurate EDM test and endorsed by SIRIM.

Surveyor need to mounted the instrument(total station) at the pillar and level the instrument before horizontal distance being read. The accuracy should be within 10mm. If more than the tolerance, the EDM is not available for cadastre survey. Form KPU 143 is requested when we submit a field book either in manual or digital.

Section 398A

9 June 2007 is expiry date of submittion all the documents, calculation sheets and certified plan as requested by section 398A(1) KTN (Kanun Tanah Negara/ National Land Code 1965).

If the licensed land surveyor fail to obey the instruction, chief surveyor from Survey Department will use section 398A(2) KTN by issuing notice form 29D.

National Land Code 1965 is a legal land law in Malaysia and need to obey. Failure of this section 398A(1) will lead to money compound (RM10,000) and jail to a licensed land surveyor.

According to the KTN, a licensed land surveyor need to finish a title survey within 6 months once a particular lot issue by chief surveyor from Survey Department under section 396(4).

Malaysia will celebrate 50 years independant year on this year (2007) and National Land Code 1965 has been implented for 42 years. Why until now chief Surveyor just take action for backlog title?

Who should be blamed in this case? Survey Department, Survey Board, Licensed Land Surveyor or Land Department.

Why Survey Department does not monitor the backlog title? Survey Board is another body is formed to collect survey fee from all the licensed land surveyor before Survey Department able to issue lot number (please refer survey circular). In fact, survey board should inform the licensed land surveyor regarding the backlog title no being done because the survey fees is with the survey board.

Even though Survey Department entitled for 1% of the title fee and it is no a small amount. In fact, this department is the top richer Department in Malaysia and this allows all the licensed land surveyors to enjoy a lot of facilities including annual oversee short course programme around the world without failure.

Responsiblity of licensed land surveyor is high and this backlog should not be appeal in future where the Survey deaprtment has implemented and compulsary all the licensed land surveyor to submit data in digital by F2F & e-submit concept. Submittion of documents, calculation shhets and plans all will in net system as stated by e-logdement.

Amendment of section 183(A), 184(A) & 185(A) KTN are anather approach to get ride of qualify title(QT) which is another main factor of backlog title. We can not deny that QT is important in development country such as Malaysia because QT is a legal land document and can be used to get loan from financial institute such as Bank. Contractor usually do not have huge capital to start a project and needs financial backup from banking. The difference of Final Title (FT) and QT is only is area status which FT has been survey under section 396.

How about Land Deparment role in this serius case? Malaysia land law is according to Torrens system. it is a perfect and well-know system in the world compare with others. However, torrens system will fail if there is no coordination between Survey Department and Land Department. When Prime Minister annoy, everybody will point finger to each other. Is this the solution and Licensed land survey become a victim.

Can you imaging a professional licensed land surveyor being fail because fail to submit work on time? Other Profession does not has this kind of Act.

Can a licensed land surveyor to be blamed if no FT. Please review back section 396(2). This is the normal problem faced by licensed land surveyor whom in the backlog list.

By common sense, who want to keep money in other people pocket. Licensed land surveyor is a professioanl body and please voice out our problem rather than point finger.