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
| 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 |
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
Relationships
adheresToPrinciple
Detailed Review Sufficiency Standard Invoked Against Engineer A Sealing Practice, Dual-Mode Seal Authorization Principle Applied to Engineer A Sealing of Non-Registered Graduate Engineers, Professional Accountability Invoked for Engineer A Organizational Scale Rationalization, Public Welfare Paramount Invoked by Engineer A Sealing Without Adequate Review, Responsible Charge Engagement Standard Applied to Engineer A General Supervision, Responsible Charge Integrity and Seal Authority Applied to Engineer A Certification Act, Subordinate Competence Confidence Non-Substitution Principle Invoked by Engineer A Rationalization
hasObligation
Engineer A Case 85-3 Analogy Oversight Role Competence Prerequisite, Engineer A Chief Engineer Minimum Engagement Responsible Charge Sealing, Engineer A Detailed Review Sufficiency Standard Violation, Engineer A General Direction Non-Equivalence to Responsible Charge Violation, Engineer A Organizational Scale Non-Excuse Responsible Charge Sealing, Engineer A Organizational Scale Non-Excuse Violation, Engineer A Professional Accountability Acceptance for Directed Work, Engineer A Responsible Charge Active Review Obligation Violation, Engineer A Responsible Charge Detailed Review Before Sealing Violation, Engineer A Responsible Charge Direct Control Non-Registered Subordinate Sealing, Engineer A Responsible Charge Direction Control Definition Application, Engineer A Seal Affixation Professional Judgment Certification Failure, Engineer A Sections II.2.a II.2.b II.2.c Integrated Reading Application, Engineer A Subordinate Competence Confidence Non-Substitution Sealing Review, Engineer A Subordinate Competence Confidence Non-Substitution Violation, Engineer A Technical Segment Sealing Without Qualified Preparer Attribution
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
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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
Extraction details
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