Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 146

146. As respects wages due or accruing to a seaman or apprentice to the sea service - (a) they shall not be subject to a garnishee order in accordance with b ut subject to the prov isions of article 382 of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure ; (b) any assignment thereof made prior to the accruing thereof shall not bind the person making the same; (c) any authority for the receipt thereof shall not be irrevocable; (d) a payment of wages to the seaman or apprentice shall be valid notwithstanding any previous assignment of those wages. Power of court to rescind contracts Power of court to rescind contract between owner or master and seaman. Amended by: I.2025.53.