Section 1. Title. – This Act stall be known as the "Philippine Mechanical Engineering Act of 1998.

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Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 9(a) of Republic Act No. 8495. Known as the Philippine Mechanical Engineering Act of
1998= and section 50, Rule XIII of Board Resolution No. 16, Series of 1998, providing for the Rules and Regulations to carry
out purposes of the Act, the Board of Mechanical hereby adopts, promulgates and issues this Code of Ethical and
Professional Standards for the Practice of Mechanical Engineering profession
Sec. 4. Creation and Composition of the Board of Mechanical Engineering. – There is hereby created a Board of Mechanical
Engineering, hereinafter called the Board, to be composed of a Chairman and two (2) members to be appointed by the
President of the Philippines from a list of three (3) recommendees for each position, chosen, ranked in the order of preference
and submitted by the Professional Regulation Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, from a list of five
nominees submitted by the duly accredited association of mechanical engineers in the Philippines. The Board shall be organized
not later than six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act.
Section 5. Qualification of Members of the Board. – A member of the Board shall, at the time of his appointment, possess the
following qualifications:
(a) Natural born citizen and resident of the Philippines;
(b) Must be at least thirty-five (35) years of age;
(c) Holder of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or its equivalent, conferred by a school, academy,
college or university in the Philippines or abroad that is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED);
(d) A Professional Mechanical Engineer with a valid professional license and an active practitioner as such, for not less than ten
(10) years prior to his appointment;
(e) Must not, for a period of three (3) consecutive years prior to appointment, be a member of the faculty of any, school,
academy, institute, college or university where a regular course in mechanical engineering is being taught, nor have pecuniary
interest in or administrative supervision over any such institutions of learning;
(f) Must not, for a period of three (3) consecutive years prior to appointment, be connected with a review center or with any
group or association where review classes or lectures in preparation for the licensure examination are offered or conducted at
the time of appointment; and
(g) Has never been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude.
Section 6. Term of Office. – A member of the Board shall hold office for a term of three (3) years from the date of his
appointment or until his successor shall have been qualified and duly appointed, unless, however, that such incumbent member
has been reappointed for another three (3) year term. No member of the Board shall serve for more than two (2) regular terms.
Any vacancy occurring within the term of a member due to resignation, conviction of any kind, disability or death, shall be filled
by appointment by the President of the Philippines; and such member appointed shall serve for the unexpired portion of the
term vacated without prejudice to serve for a maximum of two (2) full terms. If the appointee comes from the incumbent
Board, he shall serve the remaining vacated term in addition to the previous years he had already served and shall be qualified
for reappointment in his new position: Provided, his number of years of service shall not exceed two (2) regular full terms.
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. Qualification 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 time he
is 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 16. Qualifications of Applicants for Certified Plant Mechanic. – Any person applying for examination for certificate of
registration as Certified Plant Mechanic shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board that:
(a) He must not have been convicted by a court of law of a crime involving moral turpitude;
(b) He has graduated from a vocational or trade school duly recognized by the government after completing an approved
course of not less than two (2) years in stationary or power plant engineering or any mechanical plant operation; and
(c) He has specific record of an additional one (1) year or more of active practice in mechanical plant operation of such
character as indicated in an affidavit of a registered professional mechanical engineer and, likewise establish to the satisfaction
of the Board, that the applicant is competent to undertake the operation, tending and maintenance of mechanical works,
projects or plant of not less than one hundred (100) kilowatts.
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 applicant's 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 applicant's experience including the
presentation of an engineering report/technical paper pertinent to his line of experience attested to by two (2) or more
professional 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 & Shop Practice
2. Industrial & Power Plant Engineering
3. Mathematics Engineering Economics and basic engineering sciences
(c) Certified Plant Mechanic – The examination for Certified Plant Mechanic may be written or oral on subject matters based on
the following submitted statement of experience:
1. Elements of Power Plant Machinery
2. Elements of Industrial Plant Machinery; and