Title 46 — Shipping
Part G · Chapter 113 — Official Logbooks
§ 11304. Additional logbook and entry requirements
Statutory text
A vessel of the United States that is subject to inspection under section 3301 of this title, except a vessel on a voyage from a port in the United States to a port in Canada, shall have a logbook, which may be in any form, including electronic, and shall be kept available for review by the Secretary on request.
The logbook required by subsection (a) shall include the following entries:
The time when each seaman and each officer assumed or relieved the watch.
The number of hours in service to the vessels of each seaman and each officer.
Each illness of, and injury to, a seaman of the vessel, the nature of the illness or injury, and the medical treatment provided for the injury or illness.
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.
Maritime Safety Act of 2010
Pub. L. 111–281 title VI § 607(a) · 124 Stat. 2905
Enacted · 46 U.S.C. § 11304
Added Pub. L. 111–281, title VI, § 607(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2967
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Pub. L. 111–281, title VI, § 607(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2967Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) In General.— Chapter 113 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “§ 11304. Additional logbook and entry requirements “(a) A vessel of the United States that is subject to inspection under section 3301 of this title, except a vessel on a voyage from a port in the United States to a port in Canada, shall have an official logbook, which shall be kept available for review by the Secretary on request. “(b) The log book required by subsection (a) shall include the following entries: “(1) The time when each seaman and each officer assumed or relieved the watch. “(2) The number of hours in service to the vessels of each seaman and each officer. “(3) An account of each accident, illness, and injury that occurs during each watch.” .Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018
Pub. L. 115–282 § 511(a)(1) · 132 Stat. 4192
Substituted · 46 U.S.C. § 11304(a)
Pub. L. 115–282, § 511(a)(1), substituted “a logbook, which may be in any form, including electronic, and” for “an official logbook, which”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–282, § 511(a)(1), substituted “a logbook, which may be in any form, including electronic, and” for “an official logbook, which”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) in subsection (a), by striking “an official logbook, which” and inserting “a logbook, which may be in any form, including electronic, and”; andFrank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018
Pub. L. 115–282 § 511(b) · 132 Stat. 4192
Substituted · 46 U.S.C. § 11304(b)
Pub. L. 115–282, § 511(b), which directed amendment of section 11304(b), without specifying the title to be amended, by substituting “logbook” for “log book”, was executed to this section in the introductory provisions of subsec. (b), to reflect the probable intent of Congress
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–282, § 511(b), which directed amendment of section 11304(b), without specifying the title to be amended, by substituting “logbook” for “log book”, was executed to this section in the introductory provisions of subsec. (b), to reflect the probable intent of Congress.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Technical Amendment.— Section 11304(b) is amended by striking “log book” and inserting “logbook”.Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018
Pub. L. 115–282 § 511(a)(2) · 132 Stat. 4192
Amended · 46 U.S.C. § 11304(b)(3)
Pub. L. 115–282, § 511(a)(2), amended par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: “An account of each accident, illness, and injury that occurs during each watch.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 115–282, § 511(a)(2), amended par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: “An account of each accident, illness, and injury that occurs during each watch.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: “(3) Each illness of, and injury to, a seaman of the vessel, the nature of the illness or injury, and the medical treatment provided for the injury or illness.” .
4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–282, § 511(a)(1), substituted “a logbook, which may be in any form, including electronic, and” for “an official logbook, which”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–282, § 511(b), which directed amendment of section 11304(b), without specifying the title to be amended, by substituting “logbook” for “log book”, was executed to this section in the introductory provisions of subsec. (b), to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 115–282, § 511(a)(2), amended par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: “An account of each accident, illness, and injury that occurs during each watch.”
Credits
2010–2018 · 2 acts
- 2010Added Pub. L. 111–281, title VI, § 607(a), , 124 Stat. 2967
- 2018amended Pub. L. 115–282, title V, § 511, , 132 Stat. 4274.
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(Added Pub. L. 111–281, title VI, § 607(a), , 124 Stat. 2967; amended Pub. L. 115–282, title V, § 511, , 132 Stat. 4274.)