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[CITE: 46USC11302]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part G--Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
 
                     CHAPTER 113--OFFICIAL LOGBOOKS
 
Sec. 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 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.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 581.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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11302.............................  46:202
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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.
