The Maritime Training Council, or MTC, was established on May 1, 1984 by virtue of Letter of Instruction No. 1404, issued by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos in keeping with the Philippine?s commitments as a signatory to the International Maritime Organization?s 1978 Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, or STCW ?78. Amended in 1995, the Convention is now more commonly called as STCW ?95. On January 11, 1984, the Philippines submitted to the IMO its Instrument of Accession to the Convention.