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Not the test. When you're a PE and you stamp a design, you're affirming the following: 1. I am qualified and able to judge the fitness for purpose and safety o
by ocschwar 7y ago
Not the test. When you're a PE and you stamp a design, you're affirming the following:
1. I am qualified and able to judge the fitness for purpose and safety of this design.
2. In my estimation it is safe and fit for purpose.
3. I can explain my decision to any of my peers.
4. I am holding myself legally liable for that decision.
I passed the FE too. And I found the civil engineering questions to be pretty easy. But I was only filling up a scantron sheet, not taking charge of human lives.
- bigger_cheese 7y ago>I am holding myself legally liable for that decision Yes that's one of the key things I was taught during my engineering degree here is Australia. If you certify something as fit for purpose while acting in the role of a professional engineer you can be held legally liable if you were found to be negligent in performing your duties. In short we were taught if you are going to sign off on something as being safe and fit for purpose you had better make damn sure of it. Ethics in general was a big part of my degree (I was at uni in the mid 2000's) there were mandatory course on social responsibility and ethics every year from second year through to fourth year. These included topics on subjects like liability, whistle-blowing and disclosure. In general I think the large focus engineers have on ethics is a big reason the public has a lot of trust in engineers and engineers regularly rank highly in list of most trusted professions (For example here: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/ranked-australias-20-most-trusted-professions-2015-5 https://www.businessinsider.com.au/ranked-australias-20-most...)