MANDATORY ENTRIES IN ENGINE LOG BOOK

Following entries must be filled in the engine room Log Book along with other additional
entries that may be necessary:

 Date and voyage where the ship is heading

 The position of the ship ( at sea, at port or at anchorage)
 Pre-arrival or Pre-departure test as per company’s checklists
 EOSP
 Stand by Engine
 FWE
 Daily, Weekly and monthly test
 UMS ON/OFF times
 Readings and Parameters of Main Propulsion Engine
 Readings and Parameters of Auxiliary Engine (Generators)
 Readings and Parameters of Other running Machineries
 Main engine RPM and Load on the Engine
 Speed of the ship in knots
 Daily Entry for all the lube oil ROB ( Rest or Remaining onboard)
 Daily entry for all grade of Fuel Oil Remaining onboard
 Running Hour Counter for important machinery
 Record of any Major Breakdown and reason for the same
 Record of Incident or accident in the engine room (Fire, Flooding etc)
 Record of grounding, collision and other accidents
 Record of Major overhauling of important machineries
 Record of all Bunkering operation ( Time, Place and quantity)
 Record of all Sludge and garbage disposal operation
 Remarks for additional work done in a watch
 Remarks for Surveys and PSC inspection
 Signature of the concerned watch keeper
 Signature of Chief Engineer to make sure all entries are in position
 MANDATORY ENTRIES IN BRIDGE LOG BOOK
Following are the entries which must be filled up by the Deck officer during his/her
watch:

 Statement of vessel’s Official Language

 Standard Statement of Master when new Ship’s Articles are opened (applicable
for some Flags)
 Position of the ship in Latitude and Longitude at different intervals
 Time to be noted when Navigation marks are passed
 Time, details and reason if there is any course alteration
 Condition of weather and changes if any
 Movement of the ship at sea including rolling, pitching, heaving etc
 Details of any abnormal condition
 Speed of the propulsion engine and speed of the ship in knots
 If involved in any kind of accidents like stranding, grounding etc. then details for
the same
 Entry to be made if any physical contact with floating object or vessel is made
 Details of the distress signal received
 Entry for what kind of assistance is given to the distress signal sender
 If salvage operation is performed, complete details to be entered
 If there is an oil spill or other pollution accident, position of the ship, time and
complete incident to be recorded
 Record of general watch routines performed including fire watch
 Time of arrival and departure and ETA.
 If berthing or anchoring is planned, time for the same to be noted.
 Information on Cargo work and other activities in port
 Visits by various Officials and Authorities
 Stemming of Bunkers, Freshwater, Stores, etc
 Search for Stowaways, Contraband and SSP-related items
 Daily test of BNWAS
 Time when BNWAS was turned ON & OFF
 Autopilot test
 Steering gear test
 Various Drills performed as per Company’s Annual Drill List
 Summary of weekly & monthly inspections of LSA as described in SOLAS
Chapter III / Regulation 20.