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Who is responsible for the maintenance manuals of a project, a Technical writer or an Engineer?
I just browsing the internet and a found out that those technical instruction manuals that you read such a car book, or how to troubleshoot a machine aren't written by engineers or the person who made the thing, but technical writers; which is weird because i thought the engineer wrote it since he
s the one that designs and creates the project and he would know best how to explain it instead of a technical writer.
So you engineers out there or engineering students can you explain to me how this works as for who writes the technical manuals for like an airplane or a car.
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- David FLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
To do it right requires a combination (teamwork) of engineering, law, English, and education.
In terms of "resonsible", if the device fails due to design, the engineer is liable, unless disclaimed appropriately with the help of a lawyer.
Often, the "technical writer" happens to have both a degee in Engineering and English.
