The Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1992

PART A

The radio log book, the form of which is at Part B below, is compiled in two parts which shall be completed in accordance with the following—

PART I

(a)

Section A Particulars of the radio officers on board;

(b)

Section B Particulars of all batteries on board used as a source of energy for any part of the radio installation;

(c)

Section C A daily record of the off-load and on-load voltage condition of each battery listed in Section B and details of charging and maintenance, including replacement, of each such battery;

(d)

Section D A monthly record of a full examination of each battery listed in Section B, including where appropriate, the condition of each cell.

PART II

Every radio officer shall, when keeping radio watch, enter in the radio log—

(a) The name of the radio officer and the times at which the watch commences and ends;

(b) the times at which radio watch is for any reason discontinued, together with the reason and the time at which radio watch is resumed;

(c) details of the watch kept on the international radiotelegraph distress frequency during silence periods;

(d) all communications relating to distress traffic in full;

(e) details of urgency and safety communications;

df) a summary of communications exchanged between the ship station and coast stations or other ship stations, including the serial numbers and the dates of any messages passed;

(g) a record of all incidents connected with the radio service, including the radiotelegraph installation and the VHF radiotelephone installation which may appear to be of importance to safety of life at sea;

(h) details of the tests and checks required by regulation 21(1);

di) at least once a day when the station is open, a record of the time shown by the clock in each radiotelegraph room in comparison with Greenwich Mean Time and any correction made in respect of that clock. In addition the local time in use by the ship shall be recorded daily;

dj) if the ship’s rules permit, the position of the ship at least once a day and preferably at midday.