🔍 Key Concepts

• Difference between logs/records used on a ship: navigational records, legal/official records, and special-purpose records (like cargo or pollution). • Who normally writes in each book: officer of the watch, master, or designated officer. • What type of information each book is meant to capture: all deck/watch events, only cargo operations, only legal matters, or only bells/timekeeping.

💭 Think About

• For each answer choice, ask yourself: What is the primary purpose of this book on board? Is it general daily happenings on deck, or a special-purpose record? • Which book is directly handled and written in as part of the normal navigational watch routine on the bridge? • Which books are required mainly for statutory/legal records or specific operations, rather than routine day-to-day watchkeeping notes?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which book is specifically tied to the officer of the watch on the bridge and regular watch changes. • Eliminate any options that are clearly for cargo-only or formal legal/disciplinary entries rather than routine deck happenings. • Think about what would normally record things like weather, course changes, incidents on deck, and routine operations: that will point you toward the correct choice.