Pathway requirements: rural APC; Rural ATC -- Competency guidance: access and rights over land; accounting principles and procedures; agriculture; auctioneering; capital taxation; compulsory purchase and compensation; conflict avoidance, management and dispute resolution procedures; development appraisals; forestry and woodland management; investment management (including fund and portfolio management); landlord and tenant (including rent reviews and lease renewals); land use and diversification; management of the natural environment and landscape; planning; property finance and funding; property management; purchase and sale; strategic real estate consultancy; sustainability; valuation.

Provides information on rural surveying with a general overview of the rural pathways. Lists the competency requirements of the rural APC and ATC pathways (as set out in the APC/ATC Requirements and competencies guide July 2006). Describes the main technical competencies associated with rural surveying, providing expanded sector specific guidance on each of them.