RedVector RV-10899

Ethics for Land Surveyors: Client Conflicts, Advertising & Professional Integrity

Ethics for Land Surveyors: Client Conflicts, Advertising & Professional Integrity

1 hr. Online Course

Level: Fundamental

Item#: RV-10899

SME: Patrick C. Garner, P.L.S., Wetland Scientist

This course discusses everyday decisions that professional land surveyors face and examines a surveyor’s conduct in the context of the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) “Creed and Canons.” This course focuses on the fifth, sixth, and seventh canons - client conflicts, advertising, and professional integrity. The scenarios presented in this course affirm the underlying professional principle that surveyors are guided by a common moral understanding.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
  • Define canon 5
  • Define canon 6
  • Define canon 7
  • Identify potential conflicts of interest
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Patrick C. Garner, P.L.S., Wetland Scientist
Patrick C. Garner, P.L.S., Wetland Scientist Photo
Patrick C. Garner is a Professional Land Surveyor in Massachusetts who has been in private practice for over 40 years. A Principal of Patrick C. Garner Company Inc., he frequently conducts technical seminars, does peer reviews for cities and towns, and works as an expert witness in Massachusetts courts. He also provides numerous active on-line continuing education courses through RedVector, many of which focus on legal, business and technical issues in land surveying.
State Licenses
AK - Land Surveyor (General)
AL - Land Surveyor (Ethics, General)
AR - Land Surveyor (General)
DE - Land Surveyor (General - LAS-AC072023-068788)
FL - Land Surveyor (General - 8779)
GA - Land Surveyor (General)
IA - Land Surveyor (Ethics, General)
ID - Land Surveyor (General)
IL - Land Surveyor (Professional Conduct)
KS - Land Surveyor (General)
KY - Land Surveyor (General - 18-10-96)
LA - Land Surveyor (Ethics, General)
MD - Land Surveyor (General)
ME - Land Surveyor (General)
MI - Land Surveyor (Ethics, General)
MN - Land Surveyor (Ethics)
MS - Land Surveyor (Ethics (every 2 years), General)
NC - Land Surveyor (Ethics, General)
ND - Land Surveyor (Ethics, General)
NH - Land Surveyor (General)
NM - Land Surveyor (Ethics, General)
NV - Land Surveyor (Ethics, General)
NY - Land Surveyor (Ethics, General)
OH - Land Surveyor (Ethics, General)
OK - Land Surveyor (General)
PA - Land Surveyor (General)
SD - Land Surveyor (General)
TN - Land Surveyor (Ethics - 795)
TX - Land Surveyor (Ethics/Laws & Rules - 1259)
UT - Land Surveyor (General)
VA - Land Surveyor (General)
WA - Land Surveyor (General)
WI - Land Surveyor (Ethics, General)
WY - Land Surveyor (General)