Section 17Sec./Art. 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

Subject to the approval of the Commission, the Board may amend or revise the subjects, their syllabi, passing average, and the system and procedure in the licensure examinations for the practice of mechanical engineering and the corresponding weight pursuant to implementing rules and regulations issued for this purpose.

The said subjects and their syllabi may be amended by the Board so as to conform to technological changes brought about by continuing trends in the profession.