Singapore legislation

Section 126

of Merchant Shipping Act

Section 126

Entries required in official log-book

The master of a ship for which an official log is required by this Act shall enter or cause to be entered in the official log-book the following matters:

(a)

every conviction by a legal tribunal of a member of his crew and the punishment inflicted;

(b)

every offence committed by a member of his crew for which it is intended to prosecute, or to enforce a forfeiture, or to exact a fine, together with such statement concerning the copy or reading over of that entry, and concerning the reply, if any, made to the charge, as is by this Act required;

(c)

every offence for which punishment is inflicted on board and the punishment inflicted;

(d)

a statement of the conduct, character and qualifications of each of his crew, or a statement that he declines to give an opinion on those particulars;

(e)

every case of illness or injury happening to a member of the crew, with the nature thereof, and the medical treatment adopted, if any;

(f)

every case of death happening on board and the cause thereof;

(g)

every birth happening on board, with the sex of the infant and the names of the parents;

(h)

every marriage taking place on board, with the names and ages of the parties;

(i)

the name of every seaman or apprentice who ceases to be a member of the crew, otherwise than by death, with the place, time, manner and cause thereof;

(j)

the wages due to any seaman who enters the naval service during the voyage;

(k)

the wages due to any seaman or apprentice who dies during the voyage, and the gross amount of all deductions to be made therefrom;

(l)

the sale of the effects of any seaman or apprentice who dies during the voyage, including a statement of each article sold and the sum received for it;

(m)

every collision with any other ship, and the circumstances under which the collision occurred;

(n)

any casualty or accident of which a report is required to be made under this Act;

(o)

any other matter directed by this Act to be entered.[141