[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR196.35-3]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 196_OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart 196.35_Logbook Entries
 
Sec. 196.35-3  Logbooks and records.

    (a) The master or person in charge of an oceanographic research 
vessel that is required by 46 U.S.C. 11301 to have an official logbook 
may maintain the logbook on form CG-706 or in the owner's format for an 
official logbook. Such logs must be kept available for a review for a 
period of 1 year after the date to which the records refer, or for the 
period of validity of the vessel's current certificate of inspection, 
whichever is longer. When the voyage is completed, the master or person 
in charge shall file the logbook with the Officer in Charge, Marine 
Inspection.
    (b) The master or person in charge of a vessel that is not required 
by 46 U.S.C. 11301 to have a official logbook, shall maintain, on 
aboard, an unofficial logbook or record in any form desired for the 
purposes of making entries therein as required by law or regulations in 
this subchapter. Such logs or records are not filed with the Officer in 
Charge, Marine Inspection, but must be kept available for review by a 
marine inspector for a period of 1 year after the date to which the 
records refer. Separate records of tests and inspections of fire 
fighting equipment must be maintained with the vessel's logs for the 
period of validity of the vessel's certificate of inspection.

[CGD 95-027, 61 FR 26013, May 23, 1996]

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