International Mercantile Marine
Ship's Rules
July 1, 1907
111. Accident, Collision or Salvage. -- (a) ...the Commander shall at once prepare and at the first opportunity had to the Management, a written report signed by him and addressed to the Company's lawyers detailing the circumstances in connection with the occurrence. If the commander is not on deck at the time of a casualty, he shall for the purpose of making his report, obtain from the witnesses a verbal report of all the facts.
(c) Collisions and similar occurrences should be briefly entered in the official and ship's log-books. In the Ship's Log-book, it is sufficient to enter the time of the occurrence and the name of the colliding vessel. In the Official Log-book, the time of the occurrence should be recorded with a general description of the damage received, and the name of the colliding vessel. Beyond the entries in the Log-books and the special report above mentioned, no memoranda as to the circumstances of the collision are to be written down by anyone.
--David G. Brown
Ship's Rules
July 1, 1907
111. Accident, Collision or Salvage. -- (a) ...the Commander shall at once prepare and at the first opportunity had to the Management, a written report signed by him and addressed to the Company's lawyers detailing the circumstances in connection with the occurrence. If the commander is not on deck at the time of a casualty, he shall for the purpose of making his report, obtain from the witnesses a verbal report of all the facts.
(c) Collisions and similar occurrences should be briefly entered in the official and ship's log-books. In the Ship's Log-book, it is sufficient to enter the time of the occurrence and the name of the colliding vessel. In the Official Log-book, the time of the occurrence should be recorded with a general description of the damage received, and the name of the colliding vessel. Beyond the entries in the Log-books and the special report above mentioned, no memoranda as to the circumstances of the collision are to be written down by anyone.
--David G. Brown