As a chief engineer you are reviewing the engine room logbook. You must ensure that all entries are made properly. What should be your criteria for how a watch officer makes a correction to an incorrect log entry?
• Permanent records such as logbooks must show both the original entry and any corrections. • Maritime and engineering logs are often used as legal documents and for investigations. • A proper correction method should avoid any appearance of falsification or concealment of the original entry.
• Which method keeps the original information readable while clearly showing it was corrected? • Which options could look like someone is trying to hide a mistake or alter the record after the fact? • If an outside auditor or Coast Guard inspector reviewed the log, which method would they trust as transparent and honest?
• Verify which choices preserve the original entry so it can still be read. • Check which option involves initialing the correction, showing who made the change. • Eliminate any option that involves erasing, disguising, or obliterating the original information.
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