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    Republic Act No. 8495 An Act Regulating The Practice of Mechanical Engineering in The Philippines

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    Republic Act No.

    8495
    An Act Regulating the Practice of
    Mechanical Engineering
    in the Philippines
    Article I
    TITLE, STATEMENT OF POLICY,
    AND DEFINITION OF TERMS
    • Section 1. Title.-This Act shall be known as the –Philippine Mechanical
    Engineering Act of 1998

    • Section 2. Statement of Policy.- The State recognizes the importance of


    mechanical engineers in nation- building and development. Their talents
    through sustainable human development shall be promoted. Thus, the
    State shall develop and nurture competent, virtuous, productive and well-
    rounded mechanical engineers whose standard of professional practice
    and service shall be excellent, qualitative, world-class and globally
    competitive through regulatory measures, programs and activities.
    • Section 3. Definition of Terms.- As used in this Act, the following terms
    shall mean as follows:

    • a) Practice of Mechanical Engineering - A person shall be deemed to be


    practicing mechanical engineering or rendering mechanical engineering
    service within the meaning and intent of this Act when he performs the
    following:
    • (1) Consultation, valuation, investigation and management services
    requiring mechanical engineering knowledge;

    • (2) Engineering design, preparation of plans, specifications and projects


    studies or estimates for mechanical equipment, machinery, or processes
    of any mechanical works, projects or plants;
    • (3) Management or supervision of the erection, installation, alteration,
    testing and commissioning of mechanical equipment, machinery, or
    processes in mechanical works, projects or plants;

    • (4) Management, supervision, operation, tending or maintenance of any


    mechanical equipment, machinery or processes in mechanical work,
    projects or plants;

    • 5) Management or supervision of the manufacture, sale, supply or


    distribution of mechanical equipment parts or components;
    • (6) Teaching of mechanical engineering professional subjects in
    government recognized and accredited engineering schools; and

    • (7) Employment in government as a professional mechanical engineer,


    registered mechanical engineer, or certified plant mechanic if the nature
    and character of his work is in line with his profession requiring
    professional knowledge of the science of mechanical engineering.
    • b) Mechanical equipment or machinery - includes all prime movers
    such as steam engines and turbines, internal combustion engines and
    gas engines and turbines; steam generators such as boiler; furnaces;
    heat exchanger such as cooling towers, kilns and dryers coolers and
    heaters; materials handling equipment, such as pumps, cranes,
    conveyors, hoists, elevators, escalators, mechanized dumbwaiters,
    and walkways: heating, air-conditioning, ventilating, and refrigeration
    equipment and machinery, including compressors and centrifugal
    fans, mechanical pollution abatement and environmental control
    system; piping system with a working pressure of not less than 70
    kpa., fired and unfired pressure vessels, printing machine; mechanical
    working machines for metallic and non-metallic materials and other
    mechanical equipment and machinery whether installed on land,
    underground, or on board watercraft.
    • c) Mechanical processes, works, projects or plants shall include steam
    plants, geothermal plants, thermal plants, nuclear plants, ocean thermal
    energy conservation (OTEC) plants, internal combustion plants, hydraulic
    plants, pumping plants, compressed gas plants, all kinds of mills, shops,
    factories, shipyards dry docks, heating, air conditioning, ventilating and
    refrigeration plants containing any mechanical equipment, machinery or
    process deriving power from steam, fossil fuels, wind, air, gas, water,
    solar heat, nuclear energy, ocean waves and tides, or other energy
    sources.
    Article III
    EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION AND
    LICENSE
    • Section 12. Examination Required.- All applicants for registration for
    the practice of mechanical engineering shall be required to undergo
    and pass a written technical examination as provided for in this Act.
    • Section 13. Categories.- Certificates of registration for the practice of
    mechanical engineering shall be of three (3) categories and in order of
    rank as follows:
    (a) Professional Mechanical Engineer;
    b) Mechanical Engineer; and
    (c) Certified Plant Mechanic.
    • Section 14. Qualifications of Applicants for Professional Mechanical Engineer.-
    Any applicant to the
    • professional mechanical engineering examination must, at the time of filing of his
    application, establish to the
    • satisfaction of the Board that:
    • (a) He is a citizen of the Philippines;
    • (b) He must not have been convicted by a court of law of a crime involving moral
    turpitude;
    • (c) He has a valid certificate of registration and he is a registered mechanical
    engineer and a holder of a valid professional license;
    • (d) He has graduated from an engineering school or college of
    recognized standing, after completing an approved course in
    mechanical engineering;
    • (e) He has specific record of a total of four (4) years or more of active
    mechanical engineering practice,reckoned from the time the
    registered a mechanical engineering practice; and
    • (f) He is competent to practice, as attested to by at least two (2)
    professional mechanical engineers.
    • Section 15. Qualifications of Applicants for Mechanical Engineer - Any
    person applying for examination and for a Certificate of Registration
    as Mechanical Engineer shall, prior to admission to the examinations,
    establish to the satisfaction of the Board that:
    • (a) He is a citizen of the Philippines;
    • (b) He must not have been convicted by a court of law of a crime
    involving moral turpitude;
    • (c) He holds the degree of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical
    Engineering from a university, school , College, academy, or institute
    duly constituted and recognized as such by the government.
    • Section 17. Scope of Examination.- The scope of examination and the methods of
    procedure shall be prescribed by the Board with special reference to the
    applicants – ability to perform the type of engineering work pertaining to the
    particular category he is to be registered in.

    • (a) Professional Mechanical Engineer - The granting of professional mechanical


    engineer Certificate of Registration shall be testimonial in nature which shall
    include the submission of an enumeration of the applicants - experience including
    the presentation of an engineering report/technical paper pertinent to his line of
    experience attested to by two (2) or more profession mechanical engineers in an
    affidavit for this purpose;
    • (b) Mechanical Engineer - The applicant shall pass a written
    examination on different subjects or group of subjects prescribed by
    the Board, and within the syllabi prepared by the Board with
    emphasis on power plant and industrial plant engineering,
    mathematics, engineering economics, economic analysis, laws and
    ethics and machine design. The subjects in which the applicant for
    Mechanical Engineers shall be examined are:
    • 1. Machine Design, Materials, and Shop Practice
    • 2. Industrial and Power Plant Engineering
    • 3. Mathematics Engineering Economics and basic engineering
    sciences
    • Section 18. Ratings.-To pass the examination, a candidate for a professional
    mechanical engineer, a mechanical engineer, and certified plant mechanic must
    obtain an average of seventy percent (70%) on all subjects, with no rating below
    fifty percent (50%) in any of the subjects.
    • Section 19. Report of Ratings.- The Board shall submit to the Commission the
    ratings obtained by each candidate within fifteen (15) days after the
    examinations, unless extended for just cause.
    • Section 20. Re-examination.- An applicant who fails to pass the examination for
    the third time shall be allowed to take another examination only after the lapse of
    one year.
    • Section 21. Oath.- All successful candidates in the examination shall be required
    to take an oath of profession before the Board or any government official
    authorized to administer oaths, prior to entering upon the practice of the
    mechanical engineering.

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