Examination Day Preparation

What to Bring on Examination Days?

· Notice of Admission

· Application Stub

· PRC Official Receipt

· Two or more pencils (No.2)

· Ballpens with BLACK INK ONLY

· One (1) piece Metered-Stamp Window Envelope

· One (1) piece Long Brown Envelope

· One (1) piece Long Transparent (non -colored) Plastic Envelope (to keep above items)

What to Wear on Examination Days

· MALE - school uniform/white polo shirt or T-shirt (tucked-in)

· FEMALE – school uniform / white blouse or T-shirt

· For Marine Deck and Engineer Officers – prescribed Merchant Marine uniform withappropriate shoulder board.

General Instructions ToExaminees

· Report to the Test Center before 6:30 a.m. on the first day of examinationto verify your room and seat numbers.

· Late examinees will not be admitted.

· Attend to your personal needs before the start of examination in every subject. Noexaminee will be allowed to go out of the examination room while the examination is inprogress.

· Always put your answer sheet on top of the armchair while taking the examination.

· Stop answering the test questions at the end of the time alloted for the subject. Arrangeyour test papers as follows:

1. Notice of Admission;

2. Answer Sheet; and

3. Test Questionnaire

· Do not leave the room until

1. your answer sheet and test question set are received by the room watchers,

2. you have signed, indicated the time and set ( A or B ) on the Examinees Record ofAttendance, and

3. the lower portion of your Notice of Admission (Certification on the Receipt ofTest Papers) is signed by the Room Watchers and returned to you.

Allowable Calculators

Examinees shall be allowed to bring in and use ONLY any of the followingcalculators that were identified as non-programmable (PRC MemorandumCircular No. 2002-24 dated September 27, 2002.

 

1. Casio Standard Scientific Calculators

Fx82TL Fx911W Fx570W Fx992 Fx65

Fx350TL Fx100W Fx991W Fx122S Fx500A

Fx350TLG Fx115W Fx992S Fx901 Fx95

FX570MS Fx991MS Fx115MS Fx100Ms Fx95MS

2. Casio Standard Calculators (phased-out, still allowed to be used in the examinations)

Fx260 Fx509G Fx824 Fx82 Fx350HA

Fx520G Fx992VB Fx82LB Fx350HB Fx531LH

Fx991S Fx82SX Fx300SA Fx546D Fx991H

Fx82Super Fx300W Fx570S Fx100D Fx401

Fx570AD Fx100S Fx451M Fx580 Fx115D

Fx85S Fx506G Fx580D Fx115S Fx546L

Fx506M Fx825X Fx75 Fx509D Fx531GH

3. Sharp Calculators Non-Programmable

EL-506V EL-510R EL-531G EL-520V EL-501VEL-506P EL-531VH EL-546L EL-520G EL-509VEL-509D

4. OtherBrands

TL30XS AURORA 2512 AURORA

5. Calculators whose brand and identifying mark do not appear in the list above providedshall be prohibited in the examinations.

Identification Sheet / Answer Sheet

Handling of Examinee Identification Sheet/Answer Sheets

· Check if the Serial Number of Examinee Identification Sheet/AnswerSheets are the same for all the sheets. If there is any discrepancy, return the set to yourRoom Watchers for replacement. The Serial Number is NOT the examination number.It has nothing to do with your examination.

· Check if there are defects or unnecessary marks on your Examinee IdentificationSheet/Answer Sheets.

· Check if the number of Answer Sheets corresponds to the number of examinationsubjects.

· Do not fold or mutilate, take extra care and keep clean your Examinee IdentificationSheet/Answer Sheets.

· Before detaching an answer sheet, check if the brown envelope is yours and the set insidebelongs to you.

How ToMark YourExaminee Identification Sheet/Answer Sheets

· Use standard No. 2 pencil only

· Do not use too much pressure

· Mark like this not like these

· Make the mark dark and straight

· Strictly no erasures allowed

How to Accomplish Examinee Identification Sheet

Brown EnvelopePrint your name on the left top corner and your seat numberon the right top corner.

Handling Of TestQuestion Sets

· Indicate your seat number at the right top corner of page 1

· Check if the number of pages of Test Question Set is complete and no misprint. If there isany problem, return the set to your Room Watchers for replacement.

· Mark A or B on the answer sheet to indicate the set of Test Question assigned to you.

· You can use your Test Question Set as your Scratch .

· Keep the Test Question Set stapled until the end of examination.

Prohibited Acts

Prohibited Acts Inside The Examination Room

· Accepting or receiving anything, including food from any person whilethe examination is in progress.

· Giving money, food, or any favor and other consideration to the Room Watchers andother examination personnel.

· Loitering, talking, or discussing your answers inside the room or along the corridor whilethe examination is in progress.

· Putting any of the following markings on your answer sheets: name, seat number,unnecessary words or phrases, strokes, dots or any other marks not called for in the testquestions.

Penalties:

1. placing of name in the space provided for the subject of the examination shall be,aside from the cancellation of the examination papers, suspension from taking theexamination for one (1) year;

2. multiple markings shall be cancellation of the examiness examination andsuspension from taking the examination for two (2) years.

· Taking out the examination room test questions used or pages thereof, copying, and/ordivulging or making known the nature or content of any examination question or answerto any individual or entity.

· Copying or referring to any solution, answer or work of another examinee or allowinganyone to copy or refer to your work, helping or asking help from any person orcommunication with anyone by means of words, signs, gestures, codes and other similaracts which enable you to exchange, impart or acquire relevant information.

· Bringing inside the examination rooms the following: books, notes, review materials andother printed materials containing principles or excerpts thereof, coded data/information/formula which are relevant to or connected with the examination subject,PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS, CELLULAR PHONES, beeper, portablepersonal computers or other similar gadgets/devices. The act shall be considered cheatingand/or act of dishonesty and shall be a ground for the cancellation of your examinations(PRC Resolution No. 463 dated November 27, 1996)

Maintain discipline at all times, any misconduct or irregularity on your part or anyviolation of the examination rules and regulations and instructions will be sufficient causefor the cancellation of your examination papers and your debarment from taking anyfuture licensure examination.

To clear the examinations rooms, do not bring bags of any kind. Keep allowed items andvaluables inside your plastic envelope. PRC will not be answerable for lost items.