Engineer A Chief Engineer Sealing Supervisor
Individual
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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
Parent
ChiefEngineerSealingSupervisor
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ChiefEngineerSealingSupervisor
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 |
Concept Category
Role
Confidence
0.97
Importance
high
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 |
Role Category
employer_relationship
Role Class
Chief Engineer Sealing Supervisor
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
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Metadata
Ontology
Type
Individual
Content Hash
f309f7f3c189c753...Last Updated
2026-03-08 16:29
Extraction Provenance
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