Customs Modernization and Tariff Act
Section 1217. Oath of Master of Departing Vessel. - The master of a departing vessel shall state under oath that:
(a) All cargoes conveyed on the vessel, destined for the Philippines, have been duly discharged or accounted for;
(b) A true copy of the outgoing cargo manifest has been furnished to the Bureau;
(c) No letters or packets, not enclosed in properly stamped envelope sufficient to cover postage, have been received or will be conveyed, except those relating to the vessel; and that all mails placed on board the vessel before its last clearance from the Philippines have been delivered at the proper foreign port; and
(d) If clearing without passenger, the vessel will not carry upon the instant voyage, from the Philippine port; any passenger of any class, or other person not entered upon the ship's declaration.