OUPV & 100-Ton Master · Casualty Reporting
A logbook or record of a vessel's operations is valuable in a casualty investigation primarily because it:
- AProves the vessel's market value
- BProvides a contemporaneous record of events, times, weather, and actions taken✓ Correct
- CReplaces the requirement to report the casualty
- DIs required to be notarized daily
Explanation
A timely, accurate log documents what happened, when, in what conditions, and what the crew did. It supports the required CG-2692 report and protects the operator by showing prudent seamanship. It does not replace the duty to report.
Authority: 46 CFR 4.05; good marine practice
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