A registered civil engineer and a civil engineer exempt from registration under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) of Division 3 are exempt from licensing under this chapter and may engage in the practice of land surveying with the same rights and privileges, and the same duties and responsibilities of a licensed land surveyor, provided that for civil engineers who become registered after January 1, 1982, they shall pass the second division examination provided for in Section 8741 and obtain a land surveyor’s license, before practicing land surveying as defined in this chapter.