285 Sums ordered to be paid leviable by distress on the ship.U.K.
(1)Where any court has power to make an order directing payment to be made of any seaman’s wages, fines or other sums of money, then, if the person directed to pay is the master or owner of the ship and the money directed to be paid is not paid in accordance with the order, the court who made the order may—
(a)except in Scotland, direct the amount remaining unpaid to be levied by distress,
(b)in Scotland, grant warrant authorising the arrestment and sale,
of the ship and its equipment.
(2)The remedy made available by this section is in addition to any other powers for compelling the payment of money ordered to be paid.