A member of the Board shall, at the time of his appointment, possess the following qualifications:
- Natural born citizen and resident of the Philippines;
- Must be at least forty (40) years of age;
- A registered Geodetic Engineer with a valid professional license and an active practitioner in Geodetic Engineering for not less than ten (10) years prior to appointment;
- Must not be a member of the faculty of any school, academy, institute, college or university where a regular course in Geodetic Engineering is being taught, nor have pecuniary interest in or administrative supervision over any such institution of learning;
- Must not, for a period of three (3) consecutive years prior to appointment, be connected with a review center or with any group or association where review classes or lectures in preparation for the licensure examination are offered or conducted at the time of appointment; and
- Must not have been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude.