OFFICIAL LOG BOOK

For a Bermuda Ship

Name of the Ship

Port of Registry

IMO Number

HAMILTON
Gross Tonnage

Names of masters

Register Tonnage

Certificates of Competency:
Type, number and country of issue.

Name and address of the registered owner or the registered managing owner

Date and Place at which the log book was opened

Date and place at which the log book was closed

CONTENTS

Section 1.
Record of all seafarers employed in the ship.
This record includes supernumeraries and families. It is a continuous list and each seafarer is assigned the
next consecutive number on being added. When a seafarer leaves the page of the narrative entry recording
his leaving is added, if he returns he is assigned the next available number.
Section 2.
Record of Musters, Boat Drills, Fire Drills, Training of Crew and Inspections of Life-Saving Appliances and
Fire Fighting Appliances.
Because it is required to have records of these for the purposes of the ISM Code, it is acceptable, whenever
the ship maintains comprehensive and verifiable records other than in this log book, to insert an entry in
this section to the effect that the records are kept elsewhere and to state exactly how and where they are
kept. The entry must be signed by the Master and another officer.

Section 3.
Records of test drills and inspections of the ships steering gear.
The requirements for these are set out in SOLAS.
Section 4.
Record of inspections of seafarer accommodation and supplies of food and water provided for seafarers.
Each inspection is to be recorded in this section. Inspections are to be carried out at intervals of not less
than 7 days. Where it is impracticable to inspect all the accommodation on one occasion it is permissible
to complete a section every 7 days with completion of all the accommodation every 3 months.

Section 5
Load Line and Depth of Loading. Records should be completed on each occasion on going to sea.

Section 6.
Returns of Births and Deaths.
Entries are to be made in this section whenever either event occurs. In addition an RBD.1 Form should be
completed and returned to the Department in accordance with the instructions on that form which is
available from the Department website at www.bermudashipping.bm

Section 7.
Narrative Section
This section is for use in recording entries such as change of Master, accidents, casualties, disciplinary
issues, discharge of crew, etc. The full set of data to be recorded is available in the merchant Shipping
(Official Log Books) regulations.

SECTION 1
Record of Seafarers employed in the ship
Reference
number
in list of
crew.

Capacity in which
engaged.

Name of Seafarer.

Date Page started

Masters Signature
Officers signature

Section 1

Page No.

Page number
of any entry in
Section 7
relating to this
seafarer.

SECTION 2
Record of Musters, Boat Drills, Fire Drills, Training of Crew, Inspections of Life-Saving Appliances & Fire Fighting
Appliances.

Date

Nature of the muster, drill, training, or inspection including dates when lifeboats were
tested in the water.

Date of entry

Date Page started

Masters Signature
Officers signature

Section 2

Page No.

Signature
Master & Crew
member.

SECTION 3
Record of Test Drills and Inspections of the Ships Steering Gear.

Date

Nature of the inspection, test drill, or check of Steering Gear. .

Date of entry

Date Page started

Masters Signature
Officers signature

Section 3

Page No.

Signature
Master & Crew
member.

SECTION 4
Record of Weekly Inspections of the Crew Accommodation and Supplies of Food and Water Provided for the Crew.
Date

Names and Ranks of

Persons Inspecting

Results of the Inspection and particulars of any defects.

Date Page started

Masters Signature
Officers signature

Section 4

Page No.

Date of
entry

Signatures
Master &
Crew
Member

SECTION 5
Loadline and Freeboard.

Page 1

Data to be filled in from the ships International Loadline certificate.

Freeboard from deck line.

Load Line

Tropical

.. mm T

. mm above S

Summer

.. mm S

Upper edge of line

Winter

.. mm W

. mm below S

Winter North Atlantic

.. mm WNA

. mm below S

Timber Tropical (if marked)

.. mm LT

. mm above LS

Timber Summer (if marked)

.. mm LS

. mm above S

Timber Winter (if marked)

.. mm LW

. mm below LS

Timber Winter North Atlantic

.. mm LWNA

. mm below S

(if marked)

Allowance for Fresh water for all freeboards other than timber

. mm

Allowance for fresh water for Timber freeboards

Maximum draught of water in summer

. mm

Port

Date of
Departure

Draught

Fwd

Mids

Freeboard
amidships

Aft

In metres

Allowance
for FW

Allowances for fuel &

stores used before
reaching sea.

mm

Freeboard on
reaching the sea
after allowances

Mean

Only required if allowances are claimed

Date Page started

Masters Signature
Officers signature

Section 5

Page No.

Signature master
and officer

SECTION 5
Loadline and Freeboard.
Port

Date of
Departure

Draught

Fwd

Mids

Freeboard
amidships

Aft

In metres

Continued

Allowance
for FW

Allowances for fuel &

stores used before
reaching sea.

Freeboard on
reaching the sea
after allowances

Mean

Only required if allowances are claimed

Date Page started

Masters Signature
Officers signature

Section 5

Page No.

Signature master
and officer

Date of
Birth

Date of
Death
or Loss

Place of Birth

Names (if any) and

surname of the child

Name and surname of the deceased

(and if a married woman her maiden
surname if known)

Port or lat/Long if at sea

Place of Death or
loss
Port or lat/Long
if at sea

Sex

Sex

Name, surname
and nationality

BIRTHS

Births and Deaths

Occupation,
profession and
usual residence

Usual residence
at the time of
death or loss

DEATHS

Occupation,
profession and
usual residence

Father

Name, surname and

nationality

Date of Birth (if

known) or age

Usual residence

Signatures
Master and a
crew member

Mothers
signature

Port at which
return is made

Port at which
return is made

Title of officer to
whom return is
made.

Title of officer to
whom return is
made.

SECTION 6

Mother

Maiden surname
or surname at
marriage if
different

Nationality

Cause of death
(certified by
ships doctor or
other medical
practitioner if

SECTION 7
Narrative.
Official Log of .
Date /time
of
occurrence

Place of occurrence
(Lat Long if at sea)

Date of entry

Narrative

Date Page started

Masters Signature
Officers signature

Section 7

Page No.