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.