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Re: Judging a navigator by the logs he keeps. was: Navigation and whaling
From: Jeremy C
Date: 2009 Feb 22, 06:46 -0800
From: Jeremy C
Date: 2009 Feb 22, 06:46 -0800
Frank Wrote: > By the way, we've been talking about 19th century vessels. What's the law regarding logbooks on merchant vessels today? And a century ago? > I can only speak for the US Flagged vessels, but I am willing to go out on a limb and say that most flag states require something similar. Please note that the following regulation is ONLY for the offical log. Flag and international regulation (SOLAS, MARPOL, etc) require a plethora of other log books. In fact, we are inundated with logs such as ballast, garbage, oily water seperator, position, official, unofficial (both deck and engine) cargo, security, etc that must be kept updated. Here is the US regulation dealing with log books: from 46 CFR � 35.07-5 Logbooks and records�TB/ALL. (a) The master or person in charge of a vessel that is required by 46 U.S.C. 11301 to have an official logbook shall maintain the logbook on form CG-706. The official logbook is available free to masters of U.S.- flag vessels from the officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, as form CG-706B or CG-706C, depending on the number of persons employed in the crew. When the voyage is completed, the master or person in charge shall file the logbook with the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. (b) The master or person in charge of a vessel that is not required by 46 U.S.C. 11301 to have an official logbook, shall maintain, on board, an unofficial logbook or record in any form desired for the purposes of making entries therein as required by law or regulations in this subchapter. Such logs or records are not filed with the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, but must be kept available for review by a marine inspector for a period of 1 year after the date to which the records refer. Separate records of tests and inspections of fire fighting equipment must be maintained with the vessel's logs for the period of validity of the vessel's certificate of inspection. Jeremy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
