Section 33Sec./Art. 33

Field of Action Authorized for Each Category: Prohibition. – It shall be unlawful for any person, unless authorized under this Act:

(a) to be in responsible charge of the preparation of plans, designs, investigations, valuation, technical reports, specifications, project studies or estimates or to be in performance of other professional mechanical engineering activities unless he is a duly licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer.

(b) to teach professional subjects in mechanical engineering course unless he is a duly licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer, or a Master's degree, or Doctorate degree holder in mechanical engineering.

(c) to be in responsible charge of the construction, erection, installation, alteration, or of the performance of a mechanical engineering service in connection with the manufacture, sale, supply or distribution of any mechanical works, project or plant either for himself or for other, unless he is a duly registered Professional Mechanical Engineer or Mechanical Engineer.

(d) to operate, tend or maintain, or be in-charge of the operation, tending, or maintenance of any mechanical works, projects, plant of 100 kw., or more but not more than 300 kw unless he is a duly licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer or Certified Plant Mechanic.

(e) to operate, tend, or maintain, or be in-charge of the operation, tending, or maintenance of any mechanical equipment, machinery or process for any mechanical works, projects or plants of 300 kilowatts or above but not more than 2000 kw unless he is a duly licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer or Mechanical Engineer.

(f) to operate, tend or maintain, or to be in charge of the operation, tending or maintenance of any mechanical equipment, machinery process for any mechanical works, projects or plants of over 2000 kw unless he is a duly licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer.