Section 149: Time for payment of an allotment note

(1)
A payment under an allotment note shall begin at the expiration of one month from the date of the note agreement with the crew and shall be paid at the expiration of every subsequent month after the first month and paid only in respect of wages earned before the date of payment.
(2)
An allotment note may, by agreement with the master, be granted to a seaman providing for payment at a period earlier than one month from the date of the agreement with the crew and at intervals more frequent than one month.