A good way to remember this use may be to drink a toast to them! In the Mediaeval Latin song ‘In taberna quando sumus’, the singers find any excuse to have a drink by toasting everyone they can think of! Here are toasts ten to thirteen! The lyrics again show that the present active participle can stand alone and refer to the person performing the action.
prō nāvigantibus │for the ones sailing / those [who are] sailing
prō discordantibus │for the ones quarrelling / those
[who are] quarrelling
prō paenitentibus │for the ones repenting / those
[who are] repenting
prō iter agentibus │for the ones travelling / those
[who are] travelling
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