Section 14. Qualification of Applicants for Professional Mechanical Engineer. —

Any applicant to the Professional mechanical engineering examination must, at the time of filing of his application, establish to the satisfaction of the Board that:

1. He is a citizen of the Philippines;

2. He must not have been convicted by a court of law of a crime involving moral turpitude;

3. He has a valid certificate of registration and he is a registered mechanical engineer and a holder of a valid professional license;

4. He has graduated from an engineering school or college of recognized standing, after completing an approved course in mechanical engineering;

5. He has specific record of a total of four (4) years or more of active mechanical engineering practice, reckoned from time he is registered a mechanical engineering practice; and

6. He is competent to practice, as attested to by at least two (2) professional mechanical engineers.