🔍 Key Concepts

• Official Logbook requirements for U.S. vessels in 46 CFR (look at when they are required by tonnage and by type of voyage) • Difference between a foreign voyage and a coastwise voyage (New York to San Francisco route) • When a vessel must be on shipping articles (compare by tonnage and by route: coastwise vs foreign)

💭 Think About

• Is a voyage from New York to San Francisco considered coastwise or does it involve foreign waters or foreign ports? Think about the route you must take. • For a 185 GT vessel, does the law say an Official Logbook is always required, never required, or only for certain types of voyages? • Under what circumstances are U.S. vessels required to be on foreign articles, and does this particular voyage meet those criteria?

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm how U.S. law defines a foreign voyage versus a coastwise voyage for documentation and manning purposes. • Check the minimum gross tonnage and route at which an Official Logbook becomes mandatory under 46 CFR. • Verify in 46 CFR when a vessel must be on foreign articles and whether a domestic port-to-port voyage via a canal changes that status.