Obligation-Conflict Resolution
Case 90-6 (1990) · Use Of Cadd System
Professional obligations conflict, and the board applies no fixed rule for which one wins.
Each resolution is recorded as three edges:
competesWith (the tension),
prevailsOver (the obligation the board allowed to win in this case), and
defeasibleUnder (the situation under which the yielding obligation gives way).
The same tension is then traced across comparable cases, where its resolution shifts with context.
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How this case resolved it
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BER Code Prevailing Practice Conformance
prevails over
Engineer B Detailed Review Sealing Subordinate Work
the yielding obligation gives way only under (defeasibleUnder):
- Engineer CADD Document Sealing Review Adequacy
Open tensions recorded without a resolution:
Engineer B Detailed Review Sealing Subordinate Work vs Engineer B Responsible Charge Supervisory Seal
What the board concluded
- It was ethical for Engineer A, a registered professional engineer to sign and seal documents he prepared using a CADD system.
- It was ethical for Engineer B, a registered professional engineer, to sign and seal documents which are the work of others using a CADD system working under his direction and control.