(1) Subject to section 187, the master shall sign and give to a seaman discharged from his or her ship, either on his or her discharge or on payment of his or her wages, a certificate of his or her discharge in an approved form specifying the period of his or her service and the time and place of discharge.
(2) A Certificate of Discharge under subsection (1) shall not contain any statement as to the wages or the quality of work of the discharged seaman.
(3) The master shall, upon the discharge of every certificated seafarer whose certificate of competency or licence has been delivered to and retained by him or her, return the certificate or licence to the seafarer.