87. Restrictions on suits for wages
A proceeding for the recovery of wages due to a seafarer shall not be instituted by or on behalf of any seafarer in any civil court except where,---
(a)
the ship owner has been declared insolvent;
(b)
the vessel is under arrest or sold by the authority of any court; or
(c)
a Judicial Magistrate of the first class refers a claim to the court.