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46 U.S.C. § 11301 — Logbook and entry requirements
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**(a)** Except a vessel on a voyage from a port in the United States to a port in Canada, a vessel of the United States shall have an official logbook if the vessel is—
(1) on a voyage from a port in the United States to a foreign port; or
(2) of at least 100 gross tons as measured under [section 14502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14502&num=0&edition=prelim), or an alternate tonnage measured under [section 14302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14302&num=0&edition=prelim) as prescribed by the Secretary under [section 14104 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14104&num=0&edition=prelim) and is on a voyage between a port of the United States on the Atlantic Ocean and on the Pacific Ocean.
**(b)** The master of the vessel 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 [section 11502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section11502&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) each offense for which punishment is inflicted on board and the punishment inflicted.
(4) 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.
(5) each illness of or injury to a seaman of the vessel, the nature of the illness or i
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**(a)** Except a vessel on a voyage from a port in the United States to a port in Canada, a vessel of the United States shall have an official logbook if the vessel is—
(1) on a voyage from a port in the United States to a foreign port; or
(2) of at least 100 gross tons as measured under [section 14502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14502&num=0&edition=prelim), or an alternate tonnage measured under [section 14302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14302&num=0&edition=prelim) as prescribed by the Secretary under [section 14104 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14104&num=0&edition=prelim) and is on a voyage between a port of the United States on the Atlantic Ocean and on the Pacific Ocean.
**(b)** The master of the vessel 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 [section 11502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section11502&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) each offense for which punishment is inflicted on board and the punishment inflicted.
(4) 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.
(5) each illness of or injury to a seaman of the vessel, the nature of the illness or injury, and the medical treatment.
(6) each death on board, with the cause of death, and if a seaman, the information required by [section 10702 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section10702&num=0&edition=prelim).
(7) each birth on board, with the sex of the infant and name of the parents.
(8) each marriage on board, with the names and ages of the parties.
(9) the name of each seaman who ceases to be a crewmember (except by death), with the place, time, manner, and the cause why the seaman ceased to be a crewmember.
(10) the wages due to a seaman who dies during the voyage and the gross amount of all deductions to be made from the wages.
(11) 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.
(12) 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.
(13) when a vessel fails to carry out ballast water management requirements as applicable and pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Secretary, including when the vessel fails to carry out ballast water management requirements due to an allowed safety exemption, a statement regarding the failure to comply and the circumstances under which the failure occurred, made immediately after the failure, when practicable to do so.
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**(a)** The Secretary shall measure a vessel to which this chapter applies in the way provided by this chapter and the Convention.
**(b)** A vessel measured under this chapter may not be required to be measured under another law.
**(c)** Unless otherwise provided by law, the measurement of a vessel under this chapter applies to a law of the United States whose applicability depends on a vessel’s tonnage, if that law—
(1) becomes effective after July 18, 1994; or
(2) is in effect before July 19, 1994, is not enumerated in [section 14305 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14305&num=0&edition=prelim), and is identified by the Secretary by regulation as a law to which this chapter applies.
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**(a)** When an offense listed in [section 11501 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section11501&num=0&edition=prelim) is committed, an entry shall be made in the vessel’s official logbook—
(1) on the day of the offense;
(2) stating the details;
(3) signed by the master; and
(4) signed by the chief mate or another seaman.
**(b)** Before arrival in port if the offense was committed at sea, or before departure if the offense was committed in port and the offender is still on the vessel—
(1) the entry shall be read to the offender;
(2) the offender shall be given a copy; and
(3) the offender shall be given the opportunity to reply.
**(c)** After subsection (b) of this section has been complied with, an entry shall be made in the official logbook—
(1) stating that the entry about the offense was read and a copy provided to the offender;
(2) stating the offender’s reply;
(3) signed by the master; and
(4) signed by the chief mate or another seaman.
**(d)** In a subsequent legal proceeding, if the entries required by this section are not produced or proved, the court may refuse to receive evidence of the offense.
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The Secretary shall measure a vessel to which this chapter applies in the way provided by this chapter.
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**(a)** When the application of a law of the United States to a vessel depends on the vessel’s tonnage, the vessel shall be measured under this part.
**(b)** If a statute allows for an alternate tonnage to be prescribed under this section, the Secretary may prescribe it by regulation. Any such regulation shall be considered to be an interpretive regulation for purposes of [section 553 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section553&num=0&edition=prelim). Until an alternate tonnage is prescribed, the statutorily established tonnage shall apply to vessels measured under chapter 143 or chapter 145 of this title.
**(c)** The head of each Federal agency shall ensure that regulations issued by the agency that specify particular tonnages comply with the alternate tonnages implemented by the Secretary.
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**(a)** When a seaman dies during a voyage, the master shall take charge of the seaman’s money and property. An entry shall be made in the official logbook, signed by the master, the chief mate, and an unlicensed crewmember containing an inventory of the money and property and a statement of the wages due the seaman, with the total of the deductions to be made.
**(b)** On compliance with this chapter, the master shall obtain a written certificate of compliance from the consular officer or court clerk. Clearance may be granted to a foreign-bound vessel only when the certificate is received at the office of customs.
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**(a) Restoration and maintenance of chemical, physical and biological integrity of Nation’s waters; national goals for achievement of objective** The objective of this chapter is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters. In order to achieve this objective it is hereby declared that, consistent with the provisions of this chapter—
(1) it is the national goal that the discharge of pollutants into the navigable waters be eliminated by 1985;
(2) it is the national goal that wherever attainable, an interim goal of water quality which provides for the protection and propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife and provides for recreation in and on the water be achieved by July 1, 1983;
(3) it is the national policy that the discharge of toxic pollutants in toxic amounts be prohibited;
(4) it is the national policy that Federal financial assistance be provided to construct publicly owned waste treatment works;
(5) it is the national policy that areawide waste treatment management planning processes be developed and implemented to assure adequate control of sources of pollutants in each State;
(6) it is the national policy that a major research and demonstration effort be made to develop technology necessary to eliminate the discharge of pollutants into the navigable waters, waters of the contiguous zone, and the oceans; and
(7) it is the national policy that programs for the control of nonpoint sources of pollution be developed and implemented in an expeditious manner so as to enable the goals of this chapter to be met through the control of both point and nonpoint sources of pollution.
**(b) Congressional recognition, preservation, and protection of primary responsibilities and rights of States** It is the policy
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TITLE 46—SHIPPING
§ 11204
Pub. L. 95–202, which is set out as a note under section
106 of Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits.
AMENDMENTS
2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 8505(b)(13)(A), substituted ‘‘an
individual’’ for ‘‘a person’’ in subsecs. (a)(1) and (d).
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8505(b)(13)(B), sub-
stituted ‘‘that individual’’ for ‘‘that person’’.
§ 11204. Processing fees
(a) COLLECTION OF FEES.—The Secretary, or in
the case of personnel of the Army Transport
Service or the Naval Transport Service, the Sec-
retary of Defense, shall collect a fee of $30 from
each applicant for processing an application sub-
mitted under section 11203(a) of this title.
(b) TREATMENT OF FEES COLLECTED.—Amounts
received by the Secretary under this section
shall be deposited in the General Fund of the
Treasury as offsetting receipts of the depart-
ment in which the Coast Guard is operating and
ascribed to Coast Guard activities. Amounts re-
ceived by the Secretary of Defense under this
section shall be deposited in the General Fund of
the Treasury as offsetting receipts of the De-
partment of Defense. In either case, such
amounts shall be available, subject to appropria-
tion, for the administrative costs of processing
applications under section 11203 of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 105–368, title IV, § 402(a), Nov. 11,
1998, 112 Stat. 3337.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and
assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities
and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relat-
ing thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections
468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Secu-
rity, and the Department of
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