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188 LAWS GOVERNING MARINE INSPECTION 



SUBCHAPTER 6G.— LOGBOOKS 



Logbook; entries 



46 U.S.C. 201 (R.S. 4290) 



Every vessel making voyages from a port in the United States to 

 any foreign port, or being of the burden of seventy-five tons, or 

 upward, from a port on the Atlantic to a port on the Pacific, or vice 

 versa, shall have an official log book ; and every master of such vessel 

 shall make, or cause to be made therein, entries of the following 

 matters, that is to say : 



First. Every legal conviction of any member of his crew, and the 

 punishment inflicted. 



Second. Every offense committed by any member of his crew for 

 which it is intended to prosecute, or to enforce a forfeiture, together 

 with such statement concerning the reading over such entry, and 

 concerning the reply, if any, made to the charge, as is required by 

 the provisions of section 702 of this title. 



Third. Every offense for which punishment is inflicted on board, 

 and the punishment inflicted. 



Fourth. A statement of the conduct, character, and qualifications 

 of each of his crew ; or a statement that he declines to give an opinion 

 of such particulars. 



Fifth. Every case of illness or injury happening to any member 

 of the crew, with the nature thereof, and the medical treatment. 



Sixth. Every case of death happening on board, with the cause 

 thereof. 



Seventh. Every birth happening on board, with the sex of the in- 

 fant, and the names of the parents. 



Eighth. Every marriage taking place on board, with the names 

 and ages of the parties. 



Ninth. The name of every seaman or apprentice who ceases to be 

 a member of the crew otherwise than by death, with the place, time, 

 manner, and the cause thereof. 



Tenth. The wages due to any seaman or apprentice who dies dur- 

 ing the voyage, and the gross amount of all deductions to be made 

 therefrom. 



Eleventh. The sale of the effects of any seaman or apprentice who 

 dies during the voyage, including a statement of each article sold, 

 and the sum received for it. 



Twelfth. In every case of collision in which it is practicable so to 

 do, the master shall, immediately after the occurrence, cause a state- 

 ment thereof, and of the circumstances under which the same oc- 

 curred, to be entered in the official log book. Such entry shall be 

 made in the manner prescribed in section 202 of this title, and failure 

 to make such entry shall subject the offender to the penalties pre- 

 scribed by section 203 of this title. 



Mode of making entries 



46 U.S.C. 202 (R.S. 4291) 



Every entry hereby required to be made in the official log book 

 shall be signed by the master and by the mate, or some other one 



