The provisions of this standard should be applied under the direction of a registered Professional Engineer or a person certified by NACE International as a Corrosion Specialist or certified as a Cathodic Protection Specialist. The person¿s professional experience should include suitable experience in cathodic protection of reinforced concrete structures. Under certain circumstances, a cathodic protection system may either become a structural component or significantly affect the serviceability and structural performance of a reinforced concrete structure; therefore, review of such impact by the cathodic protection system should be made by a qualified registered Structural Engineer or the equivalent.