Section 121: Decision on questions as to return port

(1)
If any question arises as to what return port a distressed seaman is to be sent, in any case or as to the route by which the seaman should be sent, that question shall be decided by the appropriate officer.
(2)
In deciding a question in subsection (2) of this section, the appropriate officer shall:
(a)
have regard to the provisions of this Act relating to the proper return port; and
(b)
subject to the provisions of this Act, have regard to the convenience of the distressed seaman, the expense involved, and where that is the case, the fact that a ship, which is in want of seamen to make up its complement, is about to proceed to the proper return port.