AMENDING PRC RESOLUTION NO. 96-434, ENTITLED “PERMANENT SCHEDULE OF SUBJECTS IN VARIOUS LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS” (RE: CHANGE OF NOMENCLATURE OF SOME SUBJECTS AND PROVIDING A NEW …

WHEREAS, on January 6, 1996, the Commission issued Resolution No.
96-434, entitled “Permanent Schedule of Subjects in Various Licensure
Examinations.”

WHEREAS, in Board Resolution No. 21, Series of 1999, known as the
“Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act No. 8544, The
Philippine Merchant Marine Act of 1998”, adopted by the Board of Marine
Deck Officers and approved by the Commission, there are changes in the
nomenclature of some subjects for examination which have not been
incorporated by way of amendment to PRC Resolution No. 96-434, Series of
1996.

WHEREAS, in his Memorandum to the Chairman of the Commission dated
March 3, 2000, Capt. Mario K. Alfelor, Chair of the Board of Marine Deck
Officers, requested for a change in the schedule of the examination of
certain subjects “due to the change in the range of difficulty of two
(2) subjects as presented by the examinees during the orientation
conducted by the Board”.

WHEREAS, it is necessary that the changes in the nomenclature of
some subjects for examination as well as the change in the day-schedule
of examination of two (2) subjects in the licensure examination of
marine deck officers of both levels be reflected in PRC Resolution No.
96-434 to avoid confusion among applicants for examination as well as
examinees.

WHEREFORE, the Commission resolved as it hereby resolves to amend
PRC Resolution No. 96-434, Series of 1996, by (a) classifying the marine
deck officers into two (2) levels (management & operational), (b)
placing the subjects for licensure examination under each level
including the changed nomenclature of subjects under each level and (c)
indicating the day and time of examination for each subject as follows:

	DAY	TIME
A.        MANAGEMENT LEVEL (Master Mariner &Chief Mate)
1.         Navigation & Voyage Planning	1 st  day	8:00 A.M. – 12:00 NOON
2.         Collision Regulations[*]	”	1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
3.         General Ship’s Knowledge & Cargo Operations	2 nd day	8:00 A.M. – 12:00 NOON
4.         Management & Maritime Laws	”	1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
5.         Safety, Maintenance & Emergency Procedures[*]	3rd day	8:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.
B.        OPERATIONAL LEVEL (Second Mate & Third Mate)
1.         Ocean & Offshore Navigation	1st day	8:00 A.M. – 12:00 NOON
2.         Collision Regulations & Maritime Laws[*]	”	1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
3.         General Ship’s Knowledge & Cargo Operations[*]	2 nd day	8:00 A.M. – 12:00 NOON
4.         Watchkeeping & Safe Operations	”	1:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M
5.         Safety & Emergency Procedures	3rd day	8:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.

The Board of Marine Deck Officers shall prepare and adopt programs
or amend existing programs, whichever is appropriate, for the licensure
examinations of officers of the management and operational level for the
April 8, 9 & 10, 2000 examination.

Let copies of this Resolution be furnished to the Board concerned,
the divisions/sections/units under the Office of Licensure and the
Secretariat of the Professional Regulatory Boards (PRBs) for their
guidance.

Adopted: 13 Mar. 2000

(SGD.) HERMOGENES P. POBRE Commission Chairman
(SGD.) ALFONSO G. ABAD Associate Commissioner	(SGD.) AVELINA DE LA REA-TAN Associate Commissioner

 

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^[*] New nomenclature subjects