series of 1989 amending circulars relative thereto shall be strictly and faithfully observed.69[69] (Emphasis supplied.)     The parties having mutually agreed to the application of the 1994 revised SEC under Memorandum Circular No. 41, Series of 1989,70[70] approved by the DOLE and the POEA on July 14, 1989, it is the law between them.   The pertinent provisos of the 1994 revised SEC provided:   PART II   TERMS OF SERVICE   SECTION A. HOURS OF WORK   xxxx   SECTION C. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS   xxxx   4. The liabilities of the employer when the seaman suffers injury or illness during the term of his contract are as follows:   a.       The employer shall continue to pay the seaman his basic wages during the time he is on board the vessel;   69[69] Supra note 7. 70[70] Revised Standard Terms and Conditions Governing the Employment of Filipino Seafarers on Board Ocean-Going Vessels.