the general conference of the international labour organization，
having been convened at geneva by the governing body of theinternational labour office， and having met in its ninth session on 7june 1926， and
having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard tothe repatriation of seamen， which is included in the first item of theagenda of the session， and
having determined that these proposals shall take the form of aninternational convention， adopts this twenty-third day of june of theyear one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six the following convention，which may be cited as the repatriation of seamen convention， 1926， forratification by the members of the international labour organization inaccordance with the provisions of the constitution of the internationallabour organization：
article 1
1. this convention shall apply to all sea-going vessels registered inthe country of any member ratifying this convention， and to the owners，masters and seamen of such vessels.
2. it shall not apply to
（a） ships of war，
（b） government vessels not engaged in trade，
（c） vessels engaged in the coasting trade，
（d） pleasure yachts，
（e） indian country craft，
1. any seaman who is landed during the term of his engagement or onits expiration shall be entitled to be taken back to his own country， orto the port at which he was engaged， or to the port at which the voyagecommenced， as shall be determined by national law， which shall contain theprovisions necessary for dealing with the matter， including provisions todetermine who shall bear the charge of repatriation.
2. a seaman shall be deemed to have been duly repatriated if he hasbeen provided with suitable employment on board a vessel proceeding to oneof the destinations prescribed in accordance with the foregoing paragraph.
3. a seaman shall be deemed to have been repatriated if he is landedin the country to which he belongs， or at the port at which he wasengaged， or at a neighbouring port， or at the port at which the voyagecommenced.
4. the conditions under which a foreign seaman engaged in a countryother than his own has the right to be repatriated shall be as provided bynational law or， in the absence of such legal provisions， in the articlesof agreement. the provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall， however，apply to a seaman engaged in a port of his own country.
article 4
the expenses of repatriation shall not be a charge on the seaman if hehas been left behind by reason of——
（a） injury sustained in the service of the vessel， or
（b） shipwreck， or
（c） illness not due to his own wilful act or default， or
（d） discharge for any cause for which he cannot be heldresponsible.
article 5
1. the expenses of repatriation shall include the transportationcharges， the accommodation and the food of the seaman during the journey.they shall also include the maintenance of the seaman up to the time fixedfor his departure.
2. when a seaman is repatriated as member of a crew， he shall beentitled to remuneration for work done during the voyage.
article 6
the public authority of the country in which the vessel is registeredshall be responsible for supervising the repatriation of any member of thecrew in cases where this convention applies， whatever may be hisnationality， and where necessary for giving him his expenses in advance.
article 7
the formal ratifications of this convention， under the conditions setforth in the constitution of the international labour organization， shallbe communicated to the director-general of the international labour officefor registration.
article 8
1. this convention shall come into force at the date on which theratifications of two members of the international labour organization havebeen registered by the director-general.
2. it shall be binding only upon those members whose ratificationshave been registered with the international labour office.
3. thereafter， the convention shall come into force any member at thedate on which its ratification has been registered with the internationallabour office.
article 9
as soon as the ratifications of two members of the internationallabour organization have been registered with the international labouroffice， the director-general of the international labour office shall sonotify all the members of the international labour organization. he shalllikewise notify them of the registration of ratifications which may becommunicated subsequently by other members of the organization.
having been convened at geneva by the governing body of theinternational labour office， and having met in its ninth session on 7june 1926， and
having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard tothe repatriation of seamen， which is included in the first item of theagenda of the session， and
having determined that these proposals shall take the form of aninternational convention， adopts this twenty-third day of june of theyear one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six the following convention，which may be cited as the repatriation of seamen convention， 1926， forratification by the members of the international labour organization inaccordance with the provisions of the constitution of the internationallabour organization：
article 1
1. this convention shall apply to all sea-going vessels registered inthe country of any member ratifying this convention， and to the owners，masters and seamen of such vessels.
2. it shall not apply to
（a） ships of war，
（b） government vessels not engaged in trade，
（c） vessels engaged in the coasting trade，
（d） pleasure yachts，
（e） indian country craft，
1. any seaman who is landed during the term of his engagement or onits expiration shall be entitled to be taken back to his own country， orto the port at which he was engaged， or to the port at which the voyagecommenced， as shall be determined by national law， which shall contain theprovisions necessary for dealing with the matter， including provisions todetermine who shall bear the charge of repatriation.
2. a seaman shall be deemed to have been duly repatriated if he hasbeen provided with suitable employment on board a vessel proceeding to oneof the destinations prescribed in accordance with the foregoing paragraph.
3. a seaman shall be deemed to have been repatriated if he is landedin the country to which he belongs， or at the port at which he wasengaged， or at a neighbouring port， or at the port at which the voyagecommenced.
4. the conditions under which a foreign seaman engaged in a countryother than his own has the right to be repatriated shall be as provided bynational law or， in the absence of such legal provisions， in the articlesof agreement. the provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall， however，apply to a seaman engaged in a port of his own country.
article 4
the expenses of repatriation shall not be a charge on the seaman if hehas been left behind by reason of——
（a） injury sustained in the service of the vessel， or
（b） shipwreck， or
（c） illness not due to his own wilful act or default， or
（d） discharge for any cause for which he cannot be heldresponsible.
article 5
1. the expenses of repatriation shall include the transportationcharges， the accommodation and the food of the seaman during the journey.they shall also include the maintenance of the seaman up to the time fixedfor his departure.
2. when a seaman is repatriated as member of a crew， he shall beentitled to remuneration for work done during the voyage.
article 6
the public authority of the country in which the vessel is registeredshall be responsible for supervising the repatriation of any member of thecrew in cases where this convention applies， whatever may be hisnationality， and where necessary for giving him his expenses in advance.
article 7
the formal ratifications of this convention， under the conditions setforth in the constitution of the international labour organization， shallbe communicated to the director-general of the international labour officefor registration.
article 8
1. this convention shall come into force at the date on which theratifications of two members of the international labour organization havebeen registered by the director-general.
2. it shall be binding only upon those members whose ratificationshave been registered with the international labour office.
3. thereafter， the convention shall come into force any member at thedate on which its ratification has been registered with the internationallabour office.
article 9
as soon as the ratifications of two members of the internationallabour organization have been registered with the international labouroffice， the director-general of the international labour office shall sonotify all the members of the international labour organization. he shalllikewise notify them of the registration of ratifications which may becommunicated subsequently by other members of the organization.