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46 U.S.C. § 11304 — Additional logbook and entry requirements
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**(a)** A vessel of the United States that is subject to inspection under [section 3301 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section3301&num=0&edition=prelim), 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.
**(b)** The logbook 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) 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.
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**(a)** A vessel of the United States that is subject to inspection under [section 3301 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section3301&num=0&edition=prelim), 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.
**(b)** The logbook 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) 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.
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The following categories of vessels are subject to inspection under this part:
(1) freight vessels.
(2) nautical school vessels.
(3) offshore supply vessels.
(4) passenger vessels.
(5) sailing school vessels.
(6) seagoing barges.
(7) seagoing motor vessels.
(8) small passenger vessels.
(9) steam vessels.
(10) tank vessels.
(11) fish processing vessels.
(12) fish tender vessels.
(13) Great Lakes barges.
(14) oil spill response vessels.
(15) towing vessels.
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TITLE 46—SHIPPING
§ 11501
1996—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 104–324 inserted ‘‘as meas-
ured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate
tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as
prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this
title’’ after ‘‘100 gross tons’’.
1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–557 amended subsec. (a)
generally, which prior to amendment read as follows:
‘‘A vessel of the United States on a voyage between a
port in the United States and a port in a foreign coun-
try, and a vessel of the United States of at least 75
gross tons on a voyage between a port of the United
States on the Atlantic Ocean and a port of the United
States on the Pacific Ocean, shall have an official log-
book.’’
§ 11302. Manner of making entries
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 occur-
rence;
(3) if the entry is about an occurrence hap-
pening 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 an-
other seaman.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 581.)
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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.
§ 11303. Penalties
(a) A master failing to maintain an official
logbook as required by this part is liable to the
United States Government for a civil penalty of
$200.
(b) A ma
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