🔍 Key Concepts
• 46 CFR requirements for Official Logbook entries for U.S. vessels
• Difference between narrative voyage events and statutory recordkeeping in the logbook
• Which events involve crew rights, safety, or discipline and therefore must be recorded
💭 Think About
• Ask yourself: Which of these events most clearly affects crew rights, estates, or legal liability and is therefore usually required to be logged by regulation?
• Consider which items are often recorded in specialized records (maintenance logs, safety gear certificates, medical log, dockyard reports) instead of the Official Logbook itself.
• Think about which entry would be least likely to be needed later in court or in a formal investigation.
✅ Before You Answer
• Check which of the choices are explicitly mentioned in 46 CFR as required logbook entries (e.g., deaths, injuries, sale of effects, disciplinary actions).
• Identify any item that is normally recorded in separate statutory records (such as gear inspection records or dockyard work reports) rather than in the Official Logbook.
• Be sure you can explain why three of the options clearly relate to crew, casualties, or voyage history, and why one is more of a technical/maintenance matter.