(1) Subject to subsection (3), a seaman's lien on a ship, his or her remedies for the recovery of his or her wages, his or her right to wages in case of the wreck or loss of the seaman's ship, and any right a seaman may have or obtain in the nature of salvage shall not be capable of being renounced by any agreement.
(2) Any stipulation in any agreement inconsistent with subsection (1) or any other provision of this Act shall be void.
(3) Subsection (1) does not affect any term of an agreement made with the seamen belonging to a ship which, in accordance with the agreement, is to be employed on salvage service which then relates to the remuneration to be paid to them for salvage services rendered by that ship.