Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC BOARD OF MARINE DECK OFFICERS BOARD Resolution NO. 2000-32, S. 2000)
A Filipino citizen applicant who graduated from a foreign maritime institution or academy must present an endorsement from the Commission on Higher Education to be allowed to take the Marine Deck Officers licensure examination.
The applicant should file a computerized application form, duly accomplished, in the Application Section of the Marine Deck Officers Division (MDOD) of the PRC or in any of the PRC regional offices with the required authentic or authenticated documents.
Yes, all applicants must take and pass both the written examination and the practical assessment which meet the standard of competence prescribed in PART A of the STCW Code. However, only those who pass the written examination are allowed to take the practical assessment.
Yes, the Board may administer walk-in examinations outside the regular schedule subject to the approval of the Commission when conditions and circumstances warrant it. These examinations involve the same written test and practical assessment requirements.
An examinee must obtain a weighted general average rating of at least 70%, with no grade lower than 60% in any given subject to pass the written examination.
An examinee must obtain at least 70% in the practical assessment to pass.
The overall passing rating is computed as a weighted average of 70% for the written examination and 30% for the practical assessment, with an overall rating of at least 70% required to pass.
The examinee is considered conditioned and must retake the subject(s) with grades below 60% within two years. Failure to retake or to obtain at least 60% in those subjects results in a failure of the examination.
An examinee who obtains less than 70% in the practical assessment is considered to have failed and must take the subsequent practical assessment.
An examinee who fails the written examination or practical assessment for the third time may only take another examination after one year from the last examination taken.