Versions of s. 211(1)

Where a seaman is engaged on a Canadian ship for a voyage or engagement that is to terminate in Canada, he is not entitled to sue in any court abroad for wages unless he is discharged with such sanction as is required by this Act and with the written consent of the master, or proves such ill-usage on the part or by authority of the master as to warrant reasonable apprehension of danger to his life if he were to remain on board.