Engineer A Chief Engineer Sealing Supervisor

R · Role Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/163#Engineer_A_Chief_Engineer_Sealing_Supervisor
Definition

Engineer A is the Chief Engineer of a large firm who affixes his seal to plans prepared by both registered and non-registered graduate engineers working under his general direction, without performing detailed review or check of the designs, relying instead on confidence in his subordinates' abilities.

Properties
Instance of
ChiefEngineerSealingSupervisor
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ChiefEngineerSealingSupervisor
Attributes
licenseProfessional Engineer (registered)
positionChief Engineer
firm_sizeLarge engineering firm
supervision_styleGeneral direction and supervision (concept, design requirements, progress review, technical consultation)
review_depthGeneral — no detailed review or check of designs
Confidence
0.97
Importance
high
Relationships
typeseals_work_of
targetNon-Registered Graduate Engineer Subordinate Plan Preparers
typeseals_work_of
targetRegistered Engineer Subordinate Plan Preparers
typesupervises
targetNon-Registered Graduate Engineer Subordinate Plan Preparers
typesupervises
targetRegistered Engineer Subordinate Plan Preparers
Role category
employer_relationship
Relationships
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A is the Chief Engineer within a large engineering firm, and affixes his seal to some of the plans prepared by registered engineers working under his general direction

Text references
Engineer A also seals plans prepared by non-registered, graduate engineers working under his general supervision
Engineer A finds it impossible to give a detailed review or check of the design
Engineer A is the Chief Engineer within a large engineering firm, and affixes his seal to some of the plans prepared by registered engineers working under his general direction
He believes he is ethically and legally correct in not doing so because of his confidence in the ability of those he has hired
TTL
@prefix case163: <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/163#> . @prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> . @prefix proeth: <http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#> . @prefix proeth-core: <http://proethica.org/ontology/core#> . @prefix prov: <http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#> . @prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> . @prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> . case163:Engineer_A_Chief_Engineer_Sealing_Supervisor a proeth:ChiefEngineerSealingSupervisor, owl:NamedIndividual ; rdfs:label "Engineer A Chief Engineer Sealing Supervisor" ; proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case163:Detailed_Review_Sufficiency_Standard_Invoked_Against_Engineer_A_Sealing_Practice, case163:Dual-Mode_Seal_Authorization_Principle_Applied_to_Engineer_A_Sealing_of_Non-Registered_Graduate_Engineers, case163:Professional_Accountability_Invoked_for_Engineer_A_Organizational_Scale_Rationalization, case163:Public_Welfare_Paramount_Invoked_by_Engineer_A_Sealing_Without_Adequate_Review, case163:Responsible_Charge_Engagement_Standard_Applied_to_Engineer_A_General_Supervision, case163:Responsible_Charge_Integrity_and_Seal_Authority_Applied_to_Engineer_A_Certification_Act, case163:Subordinate_Competence_Confidence_Non-Substitution_Principle_Invoked_by_Engineer_A_Rationalization ; proeth-core:hasObligation case163:Engineer_A_Case_85-3_Analogy_Oversight_Role_Competence_Prerequisite, case163:Engineer_A_Chief_Engineer_Minimum_Engagement_Responsible_Charge_Sealing, case163:Engineer_A_Detailed_Review_Sufficiency_Standard_Violation, case163:Engineer_A_General_Direction_Non-Equivalence_to_Responsible_Charge_Violation, case163:Engineer_A_Organizational_Scale_Non-Excuse_Responsible_Charge_Sealing, case163:Engineer_A_Organizational_Scale_Non-Excuse_Violation, case163:Engineer_A_Professional_Accountability_Acceptance_for_Directed_Work, case163:Engineer_A_Responsible_Charge_Active_Review_Obligation_Violation, case163:Engineer_A_Responsible_Charge_Detailed_Review_Before_Sealing_Violation, case163:Engineer_A_Responsible_Charge_Direct_Control_Non-Registered_Subordinate_Sealing, case163:Engineer_A_Responsible_Charge_Direction_Control_Definition_Application, case163:Engineer_A_Seal_Affixation_Professional_Judgment_Certification_Failure, case163:Engineer_A_Sections_II.2.a_II.2.b_II.2.c_Integrated_Reading_Application, case163:Engineer_A_Subordinate_Competence_Confidence_Non-Substitution_Sealing_Review, case163:Engineer_A_Subordinate_Competence_Confidence_Non-Substitution_Violation, case163:Engineer_A_Technical_Segment_Sealing_Without_Qualified_Preparer_Attribution ; proeth:attributes "{'license': 'Professional Engineer (registered)', 'position': 'Chief Engineer', 'firm_size': 'Large engineering firm', 'supervision_style': 'General direction and supervision (concept, design requirements, progress review, technical consultation)', 'review_depth': 'General — no detailed review or check of designs'}" ; proeth:caseinvolvement "Engineer A is the Chief Engineer of a large firm who affixes his seal to plans prepared by both registered and non-registered graduate engineers working under his general direction, without performing detailed review or check of the designs, relying instead on confidence in his subordinates' abilities." ; proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ; proeth:confidence "0.97" ; proeth:discoveredincase "163" ; proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ; proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ; proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T14:14:25.473762+00:00" ; proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "163" ; proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T14:14:25.473762+00:00" ; proeth:importance "high" ; proeth:relationships "{'type': 'seals_work_of', 'target': 'Non-Registered Graduate Engineer Subordinate Plan Preparers'}", "{'type': 'seals_work_of', 'target': 'Registered Engineer Subordinate Plan Preparers'}", "{'type': 'supervises', 'target': 'Non-Registered Graduate Engineer Subordinate Plan Preparers'}", "{'type': 'supervises', 'target': 'Registered Engineer Subordinate Plan Preparers'}" ; proeth:rolecategory "employer_relationship" ; proeth:roleclass "Chief Engineer Sealing Supervisor" ; proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A is the Chief Engineer within a large engineering firm, and affixes his seal to some of the plans prepared by registered engineers working under his general direction" ; proeth:textreferences "Engineer A also seals plans prepared by non-registered, graduate engineers working under his general supervision", "Engineer A finds it impossible to give a detailed review or check of the design", "Engineer A is the Chief Engineer within a large engineering firm, and affixes his seal to some of the plans prepared by registered engineers working under his general direction", "He believes he is ethically and legally correct in not doing so because of his confidence in the ability of those he has hired" ; proeth:wasattributedto "Case 163 Extraction" ; prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T14:34:52.535315"^^xsd:dateTime ; prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 163 Extraction" .
Metadata
Type
Individual
Last Updated
2026-05-28 16:27
Discovered in case
163
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-01T14:14:25.473762+00:00
First case
163
Generated
2026-03-01T14:14:25.473762+00:00
Attributed to
Case 163 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T14:34:52.535315
Generated by
ProEthica Case 163 Extraction