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(1) When a seafarer is discharged and the settlement of the seafarer's wages is completed, the seafarer shall sign a release, in an approved form, of the claims in respect of the past voyage or engagement and the release shall be signed by the master or owner of the ship.

(2) The signed and attested release, shall operate as a discharge and settlement of the demands between the parties to it in respect of the past voyage or engagement.

(3) The release shall be delivered to and retained by the owner for a period of seven years after the expiration of the agreement and shall be produced on demand by the Registrar of seafarers or any other proper officer.