Section 8Sec./Art. 8

Qualifications of Members of the Board. A member of the Board must, at the time of appointment, possess the following qualifications:

a. He/she must be a natural-born citizen and a resident of the Philippines for at least five (5) years immediately prior to appointment;

b. He/she must be of good moral character and of sound mind;

c. He/she must be at least thirty-five (35) years of age;

d. He/she must have obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering conferred by a college or university in the Philippines recognized by the CHED, or by a reputable foreign college or university;

e. He/she must be duly registered with the Commission as a naval architect and must have been in active practice for at least ten (10) years;

f. He/she must be a member in good standing of the APO for naval architecture;

g. For at least three (3) years immediately prior to appointment, he/she must not have any pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in any college or university conferring an academic degree or certification necessary for admission to the practice of naval architecture, or in an institution offering or conducting review classes in preparation for the licensure examination; nor must he/she be a member of the faculty, teaching staff or administration thereof; and

h. He/she must not have been convicted by a court of an offense involving moral turpitude.