NSPE Code Section II.2 — Competence Obligation
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Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/158#NSPE_Code_Section_II.2_—_Competence_Obligation
Properties
Instance of
ProfessionalCompetenceStandard
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ProfessionalCompetenceStandard
Confidence
0.95
Created by
National Society of Professional Engineers
Document title
NSPE Code of Ethics, Section II.2 and Subsections (a, b, c)
Importance
high
Used by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review
Used in context
Core Code provisions analyzed to determine whether Engineer A's acceptance of the county surveyor role is ethical given his chemical engineering background and lack of surveying expertise
Version
Current at time of case
Source Evidence
Source text
In Section II.2., the introductory section makes the clear statement that the engineer is obligated to perform services only in his area of competence.
Text references
In Section II.2., the introductory section makes the clear statement that the engineer is obligated to perform services only in his area of competence.
It may seem plausible that Section II.2.c. would provide some ethical avenue through which Engineer A could perform the job as county surveyor.
Section II.2.a. states that the engineer should undertake assignments only when qualified by education or experience in the specific technical fields involved.
We do not see any way in which Engineer A could be in accordance with Section II.2.b. under these facts
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
158
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T15:39:55.804284+00:00
First case
158
Generated
2026-03-01T15:39:55.804284+00:00
Attributed to
Case 158 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T15:59:11.838598
Generated by
ProEthica Case 158 Extraction