46 C.F.R. § 185.280

Current through October 31, 2024
Section 185.280 - Official Logbook for foreign voyages
(a) Every vessel on a voyage from a port in the United States to a foreign port except to a port in Canada, or vice versa, must have an Official Logbook.
(b) The master shall make or have made in the Official Logbook the following entries:
(1) Each legal conviction of a seaman of the vessel and the punishment inflicted;
(2) Each offense committed by a seaman of the vessel for which it is intended to prosecute or to enforce under a forfeiture, together with statements about reading the entry and the reply made to the charge as required by 46 U.S.C. 11502 ;
(3) A statement of the conduct, character, and qualifications of each seaman of the vessel or a statement that the master declines to give an opinion about that conduct, character, and qualifications;
(4) Each illness of or injury to a seaman of the vessel, the nature of the illness or injury, and the medical treatment;
(5) Each death on board, with the cause of death, and if a seaman, the information required by 46 U.S.C. 10702 :
(i) The wages due to a seaman who dies during the voyage and the gross amount of all deductions to be made from the wages;
(ii) The sale of the property of a seaman who dies during the voyage, including a statement of each article sold and the amount received for the property;
(6) Each birth on board, with the sex of the infant and the name of the parents;
(7) Each marriage on board, with the names and ages of the parties;
(8) The name of each seaman who ceases to be a crew member (except by death), with the place, time, manner, and the cause why the seaman ceased to be a crew member;
(9) When a marine casualty occurs, a statement about the casualty and the circumstances under which it occurred, made immediately after the casualty when practicable to do so.

46 C.F.R. § 185.280