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Republic Act No. 8495
An Act Regulating the Practice of
Mechanical Engineering in the Philippines
Article I :TITLE, STATEMENT OF POLI
CY, AND DEFINITION OF TERMS
Section 1. Title.-This Act shall be known as the –Philippine M
echanical Engineering Act of 1998.Ó
Section 2. Statement of Policy.- The State recognizes the imp
ortance of mechanical engineers in
nation- building and development. Their talents through susta
inable human development shall be promoted.
Thus, the State shall develop and nurture competent, virtuou
s, productive and well-rounded mechanical
engineers whose standard of professional practice and servic
e 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 fol
lowing terms shall mean as follows:

a) Practice of Mechanical Engineering - A person shall b


e deemed to be practicing mechanical
engineering or rendering mechanical engineering service
within the meaning and intent of this Act when he perfor
ms the following:
(1) Consultation, valuation, investigation and manageme
nt services requiring mechanical engineering knowledge;

(2) Engineering design, preparation of plans, specificatio


ns and projects studies or estimates for mechanical equi
pment, machinery, or processes of any mechanical work
s, projects or plants;
(3) Management or supervision of the erection, installatio
n, alteration, testing and commissioning of mechanical e
quipment, machinery, or processes in mechanical works,
projects or plants;

(4) Management, supervision, operation, tending or main


tenance of any mechanical equipment, machinery or pro
cesses in mechanical work, projects or plants;
(5) Management or supervision of the manufacture, sale,
supply or distribution of mechanical equipment parts or c
omponents;

(6) Teaching of mechanical engineering professional subj


ects in government recognized and accredited engineeri
ng schools; and
(7) Employment in government as a professional mecha
nical engineer, registered mechanical engineer, or certifie
d plant mechanic if the nature and character of his work i
s in line with his profession requiring professional knowle
dge of the science of mechanical engineering.
b) Mechanical equipment or machinery - includes all prime mo
vers such as steam engines and turbines, internal combustion
engines and gas engines and turbines; steam generators suc
h as boiler; furnaces; heat exchanger such as cooling towers,
kilns and dryers coolers and heaters; materials handling equip
ment, such as pumps, cranes, conveyors, hoists, elevators, e
scalators, mechanized dumbwaiters, moving ramps and walk
ways: heating, air-conditioning, ventilating, and refrigeration e
quipment and machinery, including compressors and centrifug
al fans, mechanical pollution abatement and environmental co
ntrol system; piping system with a working pressure of not les
s than 70 kpa., fired and unfired pressure vessels, printing ma
chine; mechanical working machines for metallic and non-met
allic materials and other mechanical equipment and machiner
y whether installed on land, underground, or on board watercr
aft.
c) Mechanical processes, works, projects or plants sha
ll include steam plants, geothermal plants, dander-therm
al plants, nuclear plants, ocean thermal energy conserva
tion (OTEC) plants, internal combustion plants, hydraulic
plants, pumping plants, compressed gas plants, all kinds
of mills, shops, factories, shipyards dry docks, heating, ai
r conditioning, ventilating and refrigeration plants containi
ng any mechanical equipment, machinery or process der
iving power from steam, fossil fuels, wind, air, gas, water,
solar heat, nuclear energy, ocean waves and tides, or ot
her energy sources
d) Capacity of process works, projects or plant-rated c
apacity in kilowatt of mechanical works, projects or plant
s for the purpose of this Act shall be the total kilowatt rati
ngs of all engines, motors, boilers, turbines, or other prim
e movers installed for use in such works, projects or plan
ts, whether in operation or not, and without regard to the
number of capacities of the mechanical equipment, mac
hinery or processes receiving power from or intended to
be driven by such prime movers.

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