Integrated and Accredited Professional Organization.
Section 22
SEC. 22. Integrated and Accredited Professional Organization. – There shall be one (1) integrated and APO for naval architects in the country, which shall be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a nonstock, nonprofit corporation. The Board, subject to approval by the Commission, shall accredit said organization as the one and only integrated and APO for naval architects. All naval architects whose names appear in the registry book of the Board shall automatically become members of the APO and shall receive all the benefits and privileges appurtenant thereto, upon payment of membership fees and dues. Membership in this APO shall not be a bar to membership in other professional associations, maritime-related or not. Compliance to CPD programs as promulgated by the Commission shall be one of the requirements for the maintenance of membership in good standing in the APO. Failure to maintain membership in good standing with the APO shall be a cause for delisting from the roster of professionals.