Versions of s. 297(2)

Provision shall be made for the return of a seaman to a proper return port if the whole of the route is by sea, or if any part of the route is by sea, by placing the seaman on board a British ship that is in need of men to make up its complement, or, if that is not practicable, by providing the seaman with a passage in any ship, British or foreign, or with the money for his passage, and, if any part of the route is by land, by paying the expenses of his journey and of his maintenance during the journey, or providing him with means to pay those expenses.