46 U.S.C. § 11304 — Additional logbook and entry require-

Page 201 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.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source section (U.S. Code) 11302 ............................................ 46:202 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. § 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 master failing to make an entry in the vessel’s official logbook as required by this part is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of $200. (c) A person is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of $150 when the person makes, pro- cures to be made, or assists in making, an entry in the vessel’s official logbook— (1) later than 24 hours after the vessel’s ar- rival at the final port of discharge; and (2) that is about an occurrence that hap- pened before that arrival. (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 582.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source section (U.S. Code) 11303 ............................................ 46:203 Section 11303 provides a penalty for violation of the provisions about logbooks in this part. § 11304. Additional logbook and entry require- ments (a) A vessel of the United States that is sub- ject to inspection under section 3301 of this title, 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 of- ficer 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 in- jury or illness. (Added Pub. L. 111–281, title VI, § 607(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2967; amended Pub. L. 115–282, title V, § 511, Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4274.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–282, § 511(a)(1), sub- stituted ‘‘a logbook, which may be in any form, includ- ing electronic, and’’ for ‘‘an official logbook, which’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–282, § 511(b), which directed amendment of section 11304(b), without specifying the title to be amended, by substituting ‘‘logbook’’ for ‘‘log book’’, was executed to this section in the introductory provisions of subsec. (b), to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 115–282, § 511(a)(2), amended par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as fol- lows: ‘‘An account of each accident, illness, and injury that occurs during each watch.’’ CHAPTER 115—OFFENSES AND PENALTIES Sec. 11501. Penalties for specified offenses. 11502. Entry of offenses in logbook. 11503. Duties of consular officers related to insubor- dination. 11504. Enforcement of forfeitures. 11505. Disposal of forfeitures. 11506. Carrying sheath knives. 11507. Surrender of offending officers. § 11501. Penalties for specified offenses When a seaman lawfully engaged commits any of the following offenses, the seaman shall be punished as specified: (1) For desertion, the seaman forfeits any part of the money or property the seaman leaves on board and any part of earned wages. (2) For neglecting or refusing without rea- sonable cause to join the seaman’s vessel or to proceed to sea in the vessel, for absence with- out leave within 24 hours of the vessel’s sailing from a port (at the beginning or during the voyage), or for absence without leave from du- ties and without sufficient reason, the seaman forfeits from the seaman’s wages not more than 2 days’ pay or a sufficient amount to de- fray expenses incurred in hiring a substitute. (3) For quitting the vessel without leave after the vessel’s arrival at the port of deliv- ery and before the vessel is placed in security, the seaman forfeits from the seaman’s wages not more than one month’s pay. (4) For willful disobedience to a lawful com- mand at sea, the seaman, at the discretion of the master, may be confined until the disobe- dience ends, and on arrival in port forfeits