🔍 Key Concepts

• Company or vessel standing orders for engine room logs • Flag state or regulatory requirements for engineering records • Practical purpose of a chief engineer’s review and verification of watch entries

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: how often is it practical and meaningful for a chief engineer to review all watch entries and sign them, considering their other duties? • Think about whether the chief engineer is expected to be present for each watch, or to make a periodic review over a longer interval. • Consider how frequently engineering records typically need an official verification for audits, inspections, and legal purposes.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify how often the entire day’s engine room activity is normally reviewed by the chief engineer. • Check whether a chief engineer would realistically be available to countersign at the same interval as watch changes. • Consider standard practices on commercial vessels regarding record-keeping and officer verification.