Surveyor is a professional who possess minimum qualification, experience and other criteria as prescribed by the Authority and is approved and allowed by way of a Licence by the Authority to work as a Surveyor for the class or category. A Surveyor seeking a licence to act as a surveyor shall undergo a period of practical training of not less than 12 months with a Surveyor. The Authority has also prescribed passing an examination on successful completion of the training for the grant of a licence. Where it is the Corporate Surveyors and Loss Assessors all the directors or partners must possess one or more of the qualifications specified. A Surveyor shall investigate, manage, quantify, validate and deal with losses (whether insured or not) arising from any contingency and report thereon, and carry out the work with competence, objectivity and professional integrity. He shall maintain confidentiality and neutrality without jeopardizing the liability of the insurer and claim of the insured. Examine inquire, investigate verify and check upon the causes and circumstances of the loss including extent of loss, nature of ownership and insurable interest. He shall comment on the admissibility of the loss as also observance of warranty conditions under the policy.