Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC BOARD OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURE AND MARINE ENGINEERING Resolution NO. 02)
The main purpose is to fully computerize the Naval Architect and Marine Engineer Licensure Examination to modernize the process, improve the credibility, quality, and efficiency of the exams, and expedite the release of results.
The Board is empowered by Section 4, Article II of R.A. No. 4565 (Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Law) and Section 6(a) of P.D. No. 223, as amended.
1) Credible, qualitative, and efficacious licensure exams that gain public trust; 2) Expeditious release of examination results; 3) More time for the Board to exercise regulatory powers and functions.
Each Board Member assigned to a subject must formulate or modify questions, appraised by technical experts for objectivity, validity, reliability, clarity, and level of difficulty, with only one definite correct answer.
Questions are categorized as subjective (problem, drawing, essay) and objective (multiple choice with at least four options). Subjects have weight proportions of 60% objective and 40% subjective, except Ship Design which is 100% subjective.
Each Board Member must input no less than 500 questions initially for each subject and at least 300 additional questions for every succeeding examination to reach an ideal number of at least 3,000 questions.
The intellectual property rights of the questions belong to the Commission, and Board Members lose rights to withdraw questions once they are no longer members.
During extraction, printing, and packaging of exams, authorized persons must remain inside the confidential room for at least one hour after exam start. NBI agents, security officers, or designated observers monitor outside. The program uses multiple passwords and three key officials to prevent tampering.
Objective multiple-choice questions are corrected using Optical Mark Reader (OMR), while subjective questions may be corrected either through OMR or manual processes.
The resolution becomes effective 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette or any newspaper of general circulation, whichever is earlier.