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Archive (SARTOR)

Since publication of UK-SPEC, SARTOR has been superseded. However many registrants and intending registrants were assessed under this standard so the details are retained on this site for reference only.

Standards for Registration

The ECUK is the national registration authority for professional engineers. In partnership with UK professional engineering Institutions, it promotes and regulates the profession to maintain a world-class engineering workforce in the UK and a standard against which overseas professional engineers are judged.

SARTOR

SARTOR stands for Standards And Routes TO Registration. This was the ECUK policy document which specified the Standards required for registration as:

  • Chartered Engineer (CEng)
  • Incorporated Engineer (IEng)
  • Engineering Technician (EngTech)

SARTOR is compatible with UK-SPEC.

The Third Edition of SARTOR was published in September 1997 and implemented from September 1999.

The Executive Summary gives information about the major changes from the previous edition (SARTOR - 1990).

SARTOR 3rd Edition 1997 comprises Part 1, which is a printed and bound 24 page A4 Book, and Part 2. Part 1 sets out the fundamental principles; Part 2 comprises the 'implementing regulations' in separate, loose-leaf sections for CEng, IEng and EngTech respectively. Part 2 is updated as necessary.

The complete document is available at SARTOR Part 1   and (for Part 2) SARTOR contents in PDF format  incorporating amendments for Part 2,  authorised by the ECUK on the dates stated on the documents.