| In an industry involved in both art and science, it | | | | undertaken. |
| is sometimes difficult to have hard and fast rules | | | | When dealing with others within the business |
| that apply to every ethical situation. But there is a | | | | community, a surveyor should not make or allude |
| clear set of guidelines that every respectable and | | | | to any false or misleading statements while |
| honorable land surveyor should follow: | | | | advertising your business or service. As well, |
| First and foremost, every land surveyor should | | | | surveyors should not seek to undermine or |
| always approach their work with a devotion to | | | | besmirch the reputation or endanger the business |
| fairness, courtesy and personal honor towards all | | | | prospects of any other surveyor. |
| parties involved. The land surveyor is depended | | | | Personal ethics in regard to a surveyor's |
| upon to be a neutral party the people can turn to | | | | competency are also important. No surveyor |
| who will make their best assessment possible | | | | should accept an assignment that is outside the |
| given the evidence they are given. | | | | scope of their professional competence, and |
| With regards to dealings with clients, surveyors | | | | should ensure that when working in a new area |
| should avoid any professional impropriety in any | | | | of expertise they conduct thorough research and |
| aspect of their business. They should disclose any | | | | utilize the skills of an expert where necessary. |
| potential conflicts of interest, prior affiliations or | | | | Also, assignments should only be accepted if the |
| involvement with any parties involved before the | | | | project is within the resources and the expertise |
| acceptance of any assignment. Surveyors should | | | | of the surveyor to allow them to complete the |
| also not receive remuneration from multiple | | | | project in a reasonable time and professional |
| sources for any one project without the full | | | | manner. If the surveyor has any employees or |
| knowledge of all of the parties involved. A | | | | contractors who perform work for them, the |
| surveyor should also keep any personal or | | | | surveyor must accept professional responsibility |
| proprietary information received from clients | | | | for any actions or work carried out by them. |
| completely confidential, even after the completion | | | | As with all sets of ethical standards, a good |
| of the project. | | | | guiding principal to is to treat both business and |
| A surveyor trying to run his business ethically | | | | personal associates as you would like to be |
| should seek compensation that matches the level | | | | treated. It is also important for a surveyor to |
| of technical complexity and time spent for the | | | | remember that their actions and behavior not |
| services rendered. An ethical surveyor will not | | | | only reflect upon themselves, but upon the entire |
| make any fraudulent charges or sign any | | | | industry of Land Surveying. Most people do not |
| certificates, reports, or plans unless they were | | | | have many dealings with land surveyors during |
| prepared and completed under their personal | | | | the course of their lifetime, so the interaction that |
| supervision. Details on how compensation was | | | | they do have with one surveyor can shape their |
| determined should be provided at the request of | | | | opinion of the entire industry. All surveyors must |
| the client; where possible, this should be discussed | | | | keep in mind at all times that they are |
| to the best of your ability before the project is | | | | ambassadors of their profession. |