(1) Where a Ghanaian ship ceases to be registered as a Ghanaian ship, a seafarer employed to work in the ship shall be discharged from the ship, unless the seafarer consents in writing to continue employment in the ship.

(2) In a situation under subsection (1) the provisions of this Part relating to the payment of a seafarer's wages and the power of the Registrar of seafarers or any other proper officer to decide disputes about wages shall apply in relation to the seafarer's wages as if the ship had remained registered in Ghana.