(1) A seaman may be sent to a proper return port by any reasonable route.
(2) Provision may be made for the return of a seaman either by—
(a) providing him or her with suitable employment on board a ship that is proceeding to a proper return port and that is in need of men to make up its complement; or
(b) providing the seaman with a passage in any ship or aircraft or in other public transport and by providing for his or her maintenance during the journey.
(3) Where the master of a ship is required under this Part to provide for the return of a discharged seaman to a proper return port, the master may, instead of providing the seaman's passage or the expenses of his or her journey, deposit with a proper officer such sum as the proper officer considers sufficient to defray the expenses of the return of the seaman to a proper return port.
(4) Where a seaman is repatriated as a member of a crew, he or she is entitled to the appropriate remuneration for work done during the voyage.