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§11302 Manner of Making Entries
Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Vessels and Seamen › Part G— Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief › Chapter 113— OFFICIAL LOGBOOKS › § 11302
Summary
Make each entry in the ship's log as soon as possible after an event. If you don't write it the same day, record the date the event happened. If the event occurred before arrival at the final port of discharge, enter it within 24 hours after arrival. The master and the chief mate or another seaman must sign each entry.
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Title 46, §11302
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Each entry made in the official logbook—
(1)shall be made as soon as possible after the occurrence;
(2)if not made on the day of the occurrence, shall be dated and state the date of the occurrence;
(3)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;
(4)shall be signed by the master; and
(5)shall be signed by the chief mate or another seaman.
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Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 1130246:202 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.
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46 U.S.C. § 11302
Title 46 — Shipping
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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