Section 152: Wages not to depend on freight

(1)
The right of a seaman who belongs to a Nigerian ship to wages shall not depend on the earning of freight.
(2)
Every seaman and cadet who is entitled to demand and recover any wages if the ship in which he has served had earned freight shall, subject to all other rules of law and conditions applicable to the case, demand and recover the same notwithstanding that freight has not been earned.
(3)
In all cases of wreck or loss of a ship, proof that the seaman has not exerted himself to the utmost to save the ship, cargo and stores shall bar his claim to wages.
(4)
Where a seaman or cadet who is entitled by virtue of this section to demand and recover any wages, dies before the wages are paid, the wages shall be paid and applied in the manner provided for by this part of this Act with respect to the wages of a seaman who dies during a voyage.