ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Merchant Shipping Act
150. Wages not dependence on freight
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
150. Wages not dependence on freight
(1)The right to wages shall not depend on the earning of freight, and every seafarer and apprentice who would be entitled to demand and recover any wages if the ship in which he has served has earned freight, shall, subject to all other rules of law and conditions applicable to the case, be entitled to demand and recover the same notwithstanding that the freight has not been earned; but in the event of wreck, or loss of the ship, proof that the seafarer has not exerted himself to the utmost to save the ship, cargo and stores, shall bar his claim for wages.(2)Where a seafarer or apprentice who would, but for death, be entitled by virtue of this section to demand and recover any wages, dies before wages are paid, the wages shall be paid and applied the same way as the wages of a seafarer who dies during a voyage.