Acceptance of candidates

No person will be allowed to enter for the qualifying examination unless he or she has been accepted as a candidate by the Commission of Examiners.

Refer to the rules for a full list of requirements. [PDF, 236KB]

Examination criteria

A candidate who is examined for the first time must do all four subjects: Legal Knowledge, Practical, Electrical and Mechanical.

If a candidate has failed after three consecutive attempts, they will have to wait for three months before they will be accepted again for the exam. They will then be re-examined on all four subjects. When such a candidate fails to attend the exam consecutively, they will have to wait for three months before attempting all four subjects.

A qualified winding engine driver who has not driven for a period of two years must be retested on legal knowledge and practical subjects. A qualified winding engine driver whose certificate has lapsed after two years and has not driven for more than five years will be tested on all four subjects.

A winding engine driver who has passed a re-examination must produce his original certificate at the examination board before a letter of approval that the certificate is valid will be issued to such a driver.

A qualified winding engine driver whose certificate has been withdrawn due to medical reasons (irrespective of the time lapsed) will be treated as a new candidate after he or she has been declared medically fit.

Syllabi

The syllabus for Legal Knowledge is based on the Mine Health and Safety Act 1996, Act 29 of 1996.

Refer to the regulations for a full outline of the syllabi for Legal Knowledge (Section 7.1), Electrical (7.2), Mechanical (7.3) and Practical (7.4).

Download a form

Forms and other documents related to the Mine Engineer's Certificate of Competency include:

The rules and syllabi of the Certificate of Competency for Winding Engine Drivers [PDF, 236KB]

Application for a duplicate certificate - mines and works [PDF, 65KB]

Application for acceptance as a candidate [PDF, 92KB]

Application for examination [PDF, 90KB]

DME regional office exam centres

Please note that examination forms are available at these centres. Or click here to download them off this website.

Limpopo region (Polokwane)	Mpumalanga region (Witbank)
Department of Minerals and Energy	Department of Minerals and Energy
Dorp Street 101	Province Building
Polokwane	Cnr Botha and Paul Kruger streets
0699	Witbank , 1035
Tel : (015) 287-4700	Tel : (013) 656-1448
Fax : (015) 287-4740	Fax: (013) 690-2390
North West region (Klerksdorp)	North West region (Rustenburg)
Department of Minerals and Energy	Department of Minerals and Energy
Former Vaal University of Technology Building	Moumo Street, Tlhabane Complex
Senwes Building	Tlhabane House Suite 310, 2nd Floor
c/o Corrrie de Klerk and Margaretha Streets	Rustenburg, 0309
KLERKSDORP	Tel: (014) 565-6417
2570	Fax: (014) 565-6424
Tel: (018) 487 9830
Fax: (018) 487 9830
Free State region (Welkom)	Gauteng region (Braamfontein)
Department of Minerals and Energy	Department of Minerals and Energy
Cnr Ryk and De Kaap Street	209 Smith Street
Welkom	Braamfontein
9460	2017
Tel: (057) 391-1300	Tel: (011) 358-9700
Fax: (057) 352-2270	Fax: (011) 339-6910
Northern Cape region (Kimberley)	Eastern Cape region (Port Elizabeth)
Department of Minerals and Energy	Department of Minerals and Energy
Liberty Life Building	Mount Croix
1st Floor	c/o Mount and Diaz Road
Kimberley	Port Elizabeth
8301	6000
Tel: (053) 830-0857	Tel: (041) 396-3900
Fax: (053) 830-0827
Western Cape region (Cape Town)	Durban
Department of Minerals and Energy	Department of Minerals and Energy
Lower Herengracht Road	333 Smit Street
Customs House	Durban
4th Floor Foreshore	4001
Cape Town, 8012	Tel: (031) 333-9400/1/2/3
Tel: (021) 419-6105	Fax: (031) 333-9475
Fax: (021) 419-6260