Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

225.   Entries in official log book

The master of a ship for which an official log book is kept shall, subject to any regulations made under section 224, enter or cause to be entered in the official log book particulars of—

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    (a)     every conviction by a court of a member of the crew and the punishment imposed;

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    (b)     every offence committed by a member of the crew for which it is intended to prosecute or to make a forfeiture or to impose a fine, together with the statement concerning the furnishing of a copy, or reading over, of the entry and concerning the reply, if any, made to the charge, as required by this Act;

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    (c)     every offence for which punishment is imposed on board the ship, and the punishment imposed;

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    (d)     the conduct, character and qualifications of each member of the crew or a statement that the master declines to give an opinion on these particulars;

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

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    (f)     every refusal of a member of the crew to take antiscorbutics or medicines;

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    (g)     every birth and death occuring on board the ship;

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    (h)     every marriage taking place on board the ship, with the names and ages of the parties;

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    (i)     the name of every seaman who ceases to be a member of the crew othewise than by death, with the place, time, manner and cause thereof;

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    (j)     the wages due to any seaman who dies during the voyage, and the gross amount of all deductions to be made from those wages;

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    (k)     the sale of the effects of any seaman who dies during the voyage, with a statement of each article sold and the sum received for it;

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    (l)     every collision with any other ship and the circumstances in which it occurred;

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    (m)     the date and the time of the display in the ship of a notice containing particulars of the ship's draught and freeboard; and

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    (n)     any matter directed by this Act to be entered.