Section 164: Power of court to rescind contract between owner or master and seaman or cadet

(1)
Where proceedings are instituted in or before any court of competent jurisdiction in relation to any dispute between an owner or master of a ship and a seaman or cadet, arising out of or incidental to their relation as such, the court may, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, rescind any contract between the owner or master and the seaman or cadet, or any contract of cadetship, upon such terms as the court thinks just.
(2)
The power to rescind a contract between the owner or master of a ship and a seaman or a cadet under subsection (1) of this section shall be in addition to any other power which the court has under this Act.