WHEREAS, the former Board of Marine Engineer Officers created under Presidential Decree No. 97 adopted and promulgated a syllabi for all the subjects in the Marine Engineer Officers licensure examination under Resolution No. 11, s. 1995 issued by the Board and approved by the Commission on August 30, 1995.

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 8544 known as the “Philippine Merchant Marine Officers Act of 1998” was enacted creating the Board of Marine Engineer Officers which is empowered to prepare, adopt and issue the syllabi of the subjects for Marine Engineer Officers licensure examinations in accordance with the 1978 STCW Convention, as amended in 1995.

WHEREAS, the present Board, in order to comply with the requirements of the 1978 STCW Convention, as amended in 1995, deems it necessary to revise the syllabi of the subjects in the Marine Engineer Officers licensure examination as part of the Board’s compliance with the requirements of 1978 STCW Convention, as amended.

WHEREFORE, the Board RESOLVED, as it hereby resolves, to revise the syllabi of the subjects in the Marine Engineer Officers licensure examination in accordance with and to conform with the requirements of the 1978 STCW Convention, as amended in 1995, as well as the STCW Code as required by R.A. No. 8544 and, in accordance therewith, hereby adopts and issues a revised syllabi of the subjects in the licensure examination for Marine Engineer Officers embodied in a document as “Syllabi for the Subjects in the Licensure Examination for Marine Engineer Officers” appended to this Resolution and marked as Annex “A” (Text available at ONAR, U.P. Law Center) including its sub-markings and made an integral part of the Rules and Regulations of the Board.

The questions which shall be prepared strictly within the scope of this syllabi of the subjects for examinations shall be used starting with the January 1999, Marine Engineer Officers licensure examinations.

This Resolution shall take effect after fifteen (15) days from its publication in full in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation, whichever comes earlier.

Adopted: 28 Aug. 1998

(SGD.) DESIDERIO G. YUPANO Chairman
(SGD.) EUGENIO L. EBRO, JR. Member	(SGD.) HONORIO D. CALICA Member
Attested:
(SGD.) CARLOS G. ALMELOR
Approved:
(SGD.) HERMOGENES P. POBRE Commission Chairman
(SGD.) ALFONSO G. ABAD Associate Commissioner	(SGD.) AVELINA DE LA REA-TAN Associate Commissioner