AN ACT PROVIDING A METHOD OF ENABLING MASTERS OF SHIPS IN CERTAIN CASES TO SECURE THE RETURN TO THEIR SHIPS OF SEAMEN WHO HAVE DESERTED THEREFROM IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ARREST AND RETURN TO SHIP OF SEAMEN DESERTING FROM CERTAIN MERCHANT VESSELS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, FOR THE ADJUDICATION BY CONSULS OF CERTAIN DISPUTES AND FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF CONSULAR DECISIONS IN SUCH CASES, AND REPEALING ACT NUMBERED FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINE

Convention (No. 23) concerning the repatriation of seamen as modified by the Final Articles Revision Convention, 1946. Adopted by the General Conference of the ILO at Montreal, October 9, 1946.

Convention (No. 53) concerning the minimum requirement of professional capacity for masters and officers on board merchant ships, as modified by the Final Articles Revision Convention, 1946. Adopted at Montreal, October 9, 1946.

Resolution giving due recognition to the late Captain Aniano Amatong Jr., for exhibiting heroism of the highest order and distinguished airmanship when he sacrificed his life to save others

Resolution concurring in the ratificaton of the Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers Convention, 1996 (ILO Convention No. 179), 9 Jan. 1998

Resolution commending the twelve Filipino seafarers of M/T Clipper Trojan and M/V Windsor Castle for helping in the prosecution of owners and operators of B. Navi Ship Manning Services and Clipper Marine Services that illegally dumped toxic wastes into the ocean