§ 11302. Manner of making entries

Statutory text

Each entry made in the official logbook—

shall be made as soon as possible after the occurrence;

if not made on the day of the occurrence, shall be dated and state the date of the occurrence;

if the entry is about an occurrence happening before the vessel’s arrival at the final port of discharge, shall be made not later than 24 hours after the arrival;

shall be signed by the master; and

shall be signed by the chief mate or another seaman.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1983
Pub. L. 98–89 · 97 Stat. 500
Enacted · 46 U.S.C. § 11302
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 581.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 581.)

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Notes

historicalAndRevision

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section	Source section (U.S. Code)
11302	46:202

Section 11302 describes the manner in which entries shall be made in the logbook, specifying when they shall be made, who shall sign them, and requiring that they shall be dated.

Credits

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 581.)