Engineer A Responsible Charge Direction Control Definition Application
O · Obligation
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/163#Engineer_A_Responsible_Charge_Direction_Control_Definition_Application
Properties
Instance of
GeneralDirectionNon-EquivalencetoResponsibleChargeSealingPrerequisiteObligation
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#GeneralDirectionNon-EquivalencetoResponsibleChargeSealingPrerequisiteObligation
Case context
Engineer A described his supervisory role in terms that the Board found constituted general direction rather than the direct control and personal supervision required by the NCEE Model Law definition of responsible charge.
Compliance status
unmet
Confidence
0.91
Importance
high
Obligated party
Engineer A (Chief Engineer)
Obligation statement
Engineer A was obligated to recognize that his self-described 'general direction and supervision' — establishing concepts, setting design requirements, reviewing design elements, and answering technical questions — did not satisfy the 'direct control and personal supervision' standard of responsible charge required as a prerequisite for sealing engineering documents.
Temporal scope
At the time of sealing each document prepared by subordinate engineers
Relationships
Source Evidence
Source text
The term 'direction' is generally defined by Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary (1981 ed.) as 'guidance or supervision of action or conduct; management; a channel or direct course of thought or action.'
Text references
It is clear that 'direction' and 'control' have a meaning which, when combined, would suggest that an engineer would be required to perform all tasks related to the preparation of the drawings, plans, and specifications in order for the engineer to ethically affix his seal
The term 'direction' is generally defined by Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary (1981 ed.) as 'guidance or supervision of action or conduct; management; a channel or direct course of thought or action.'
responsible charge--the term 'responsible charge' as used in this act shall mean 'direct control and personal supervision of engineering work.'
TTL
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proeth:casecontext "Engineer A described his supervisory role in terms that the Board found constituted general direction rather than the direct control and personal supervision required by the NCEE Model Law definition of responsible charge." ;
proeth:compliancestatus "unmet" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Obligation" ;
proeth:confidence "0.91" ;
proeth:derivedFromPrinciple case163:Responsible_Charge_Direction_and_Control_Definition_Applied_to_Chief_Engineer_Sealing ;
proeth:discoveredincase "163" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
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proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "163" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T14:26:11.018989+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:obligatedparty "Engineer A (Chief Engineer)" ;
proeth:obligationclass "General Direction Non-Equivalence to Responsible Charge Sealing Prerequisite Obligation" ;
proeth:obligationstatement "Engineer A was obligated to recognize that his self-described 'general direction and supervision' — establishing concepts, setting design requirements, reviewing design elements, and answering technical questions — did not satisfy the 'direct control and personal supervision' standard of responsible charge required as a prerequisite for sealing engineering documents." ;
proeth:sourcetext "The term 'direction' is generally defined by Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary (1981 ed.) as 'guidance or supervision of action or conduct; management; a channel or direct course of thought or action.'" ;
proeth:temporalscope "At the time of sealing each document prepared by subordinate engineers" ;
proeth:textreferences "It is clear that 'direction' and 'control' have a meaning which, when combined, would suggest that an engineer would be required to perform all tasks related to the preparation of the drawings, plans, and specifications in order for the engineer to ethically affix his seal",
"The term 'direction' is generally defined by Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary (1981 ed.) as 'guidance or supervision of action or conduct; management; a channel or direct course of thought or action.'",
"responsible charge--the term 'responsible charge' as used in this act shall mean 'direct control and personal supervision of engineering work.'" ;
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
163
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T14:26:11.018989+00:00
First case
163
Generated
2026-03-01T14:26:11.018989+00:00
Attributed to
Case 163 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T14:34:52.838424
Generated by
ProEthica Case 163 Extraction