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From: Kim Boyce & Eric Thoman (no email)
Date: Sat Dec 01 2007 - 15:04:39 EST
Larry wrote:
How about some specs for log books for 40-60 ft commercial passenger boats?
Or boats 40-60 ft in the coastal trade? Those boats are similar in size to
pleasure trawlers.
Reply:
That would be us. I can tell you what we do, right or wrong. I can say
that we originally learned from a couple of BC Pilots who ran tugboats for
20 some plus years. We have also had our logbook looked at many many times
by USCG, Canadian Coast Guard, RCMP, US and CN Customs, WA Fish and
Wildlife, Alaska State Troopers, ADF&G and others. We get boarded
frequently and it is always a pleasant experience. Mostly, they are curious
as to what the heck we are. We usually get to tour whatever vessel or
floatplane they are on. Several times we have had law enforcement aboard as
customers and it turns into a big "meet and greet." The logbook immediately
gives an impression of responsibility as does a document book that has all
of our licenses, permits, insurance and vessel documentation (rabies
certificates for pets, etc.). More importantly, our insurance says very
clearly that it is void if we do not log our customers arrival and
departure. Producing the logbook in answer to a simple question such as
"when did you cross the border?" or "where did you catch the crab?"
generally concludes the discussion with a precise answer.
The logbook is also a diary that we return to frequently to refresh our
memories as to how long a trip took, where we anchored, what the holding
was, did we like someplace, etc.
The BC Pilots taught us to be brief on most entries. Date, time, location
(abeam of XYZ point) wind and sea state, visibility. We log about once an
hour or when a significant event occurs. On the Inside Passage we tend to
log at the Vessel Traffic check in points although we do not call in. It
helps us know where the large vessels are by tracking them relative to us.
We log the old fashioned way with a "Masters Log" book although we do not
follow the headings in the columns. In a former professional life, I had a
case (not a maritime issue) where a maintenance log was changed after the
fact to cover up what was done. It was a very simple matter to have a
handwriting expert identify an inserted item into a logged entry. They can
tell if you write continuously. Your handwriting gives away far more than
just your identity. Obviously, a keyboard and an electronic entry will not
do this.
I tried to use my Log to convince a girl at a video store that we could not
have turned the movie in late because we left town two days earlier. She
very quickly said "You could have given it to a friend to watch after you
left town, and then he turned it in late." I lost that one!
It does not need to become a chore. I would find a system that works for
you and stick with it.
Eric Thoman
Abyssinia
www.kayaktransport.com
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