🔍 Key Concepts

• Responsibility for station records under FCC maritime radio rules • Difference between licensee (who holds the station license) and radio operator in charge (who actually runs the equipment) • How legal accountability for logs is usually assigned on ships and shore stations

💭 Think About

• Think about who has the legal duty to make sure logs are kept correctly, even if someone else physically writes in the logbook. • Consider whether responsibility usually rests with just the person who operates the radio, just the person who holds the license, or a combination of roles. • Ask yourself: if there were an investigation about radio use, whose name/authority would regulators primarily look to regarding the accuracy and completeness of station logs?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify who is named on the station license versus who holds the operator’s license. • Check whether regulations mention shared responsibility for maintaining logs or place it solely on one party. • Make sure you distinguish between making entries in the log and being responsible for the proper maintenance of the entire log.