[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR4.05-15]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 4_MARINE CASUALTIES AND INVESTIGATIONS--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart 4.05_Notice of Marine Casualty and Voyage Records
 
Sec. 4.05-15  Voyage records, retention of.

    (a) The owner, agent, master, or person in charge of any vessel 
involved in a marine casualty shall retain such voyage records as are 
maintained by the vessel, such as both rough and smooth deck and engine 
room logs, bell books, navigation charts, navigation work books, compass 
deviation cards, gyro records, stowage plans, records of draft, aids to 
mariners, night order books, radiograms sent and received, radio logs, 
crew and passenger lists, articles of shipment, official logs and other 
material which might be of assistance in investigating and determining 
the cause of the casualty. The owner, agent, master, other officer or

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person responsible for the custody thereof, shall make these records 
available upon request, to a duly authorized investigating officer, 
administrative law judge, officer or employee of the Coast Guard.
    (b) The investigating officer may substitute photostatic copies of 
the voyage records referred to in paragraph (a) of this section when 
they have served their purpose and return the original records to the 
owner or owners thereof.