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#1. Is it ethical for a registered master plumber to take advantage of a salaried government position to compete unfairly with a practicing registered master plumber?
#2. What organization is mentioned in the Master Plumbers Code of Ethics as being relevant to maintaining the dignity of the plumbing profession?
#3. Can a registered master plumber demand remuneration other than his/her original charges?
#4. What is the professional conduct that a registered master plumber should maintain?
#5. Can a registered master plumber advertise in self-laudatory language and engage in practices that bring dishonor to the plumbing profession?
#6. Is it ethical for a registered master plumber to injure, directly or indirectly, the reputation of another registered master plumber by reviewing his/her work for the same client?
#7. What is the consequence of allowing an unlicensed master plumber to use a registered master plumber’s license for plumbing works without personal supervision?
#8. Can a registered master plumber demand remuneration for additional services not covered in the basic contract?
#9. Under what circumstance can a registered master plumber reduce his/her professional fees?
#10. Can a registered master plumber supplant another registered master plumber who has already taken definite steps towards being commissioned to perform a contract?
Master Plumbers Code of Ethics
A registered master plumber shall maintain a professional bearing consistent with an honorable pursuit of his/her profession, adhering to a set of conduct becoming of his/her calling, and shall not:
- Act in an unprofessional manner or demand any remuneration other than his/her original charges except for additional services not covered in the basic contract;
- Supplant another registered master plumber after definite steps have already been taken toward his/her being commissioned to perform the contract;
- Underbid another registered master plumber by reducing his/her professional fees after being informed of the fees charged by the other registered master plumber;
- Take advantage of a salaried government position to compete unfairly with a practicing registered master plumber;
- Allow the use of his/her license as a registered master plumber for a fee to an unlicensed master plumber in plumbing works without his/her personal supervision;
- Falsely or maliciously injure, directly or indirectly, the reputation of another registered master plumber by reviewing his/her work for the same client unless the professional services of the former have been officially terminated and all professional fees have been fully paid by the client;
- Advertise in self-laudatory language, act in any manner, and engage in any practice which tends to bring dishonor to the dignity of the registered master plumber, the National Master Plumbers Association of the Philippines (NAMPAP), and the plumbing profession.
