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Marine Engineer Officers Board Exam 2012



The Marine Engineer Officers Board Exam, also known as the Marine Engineer Officers Licensure Examination, is a board exam facilitated by the Board of Marine Engineers under the Professional Regulatory Commission to assess the competency of BS Marine Engineering graduates.

As per R.A. 1080, individuals who passed the board exam need not take the civil service exams to be eligible for the following positions:

  • Chief Marine Engineer
  • Second Marine Engineer
  • O.I.C. of an Engineering Watch

Review Courses for Marine Engineer Officers Board Exam

There are review courses that you can take to prepare for the board exam. The content of these review courses may vary depending on the review centers, but theyre mostly based on the examination scope released by the Professional Regulatory Commission which includes:

  • Marine Engineering – 25%
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Control Engineering – 25%
  • Maintenance and Repair – 25%
  • Controlling the Operation of the Ship and Care for Persons on Board – 25%

TAKING THE EXAM

Licensure exams for BS Marine Engineering graduates are usually held four times a year. Below are the dates and testing centers for the 2012 Marine Engineer Officers Board Exam:

DATE  DAY/s  PLACE DEADLINE OF FILING
January 21-22, 2012 Sat, Sun / Manila and Iloilo Dec. 21, 2011
May 23-24, 2012 Wed, Thu / Manila and Cebu Apr. 23, 2012
September 15-16, 2012 Sat, Sun / Manila and Davao Aug. 15, 2012
October 9-11, 2012 Tue, Wed, Thu / Manila Sep. 19, 2012

NATIONAL PASSING RATE

The table below shows the number of board passers in the Licensure Exam for Marine Engineer Officers in the last 2 years:

EXAM EXAM TAKERS BOARD PASSERS PASSING RATE
September 2011 1189 (All grades) 658 55.34%
January 2011 1729 (All grades) 959 55.46%
September 2010 1,759 (All grades) 1,057 60.09%
May 2010 1,901 (All grades) 1,047 55.07%
January 2010 2,212 (All grades) 1,208 54.61%

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