Nor

Narrative of Revisions

The purpose of the Narrative of Revisions is to clearly indicate revisions to a collection since the previous approval

Collection Title: Official Logbook

OMB Control No.: 1625-0018

Current Expiration Date: 11/30/2011

Collection Instruments: CG-706B

The following listed below are revisions to the collection:

1. Inside front cover –

Revise the second paragraph to read (change of address for the National Maritime Center), “The Coast Guard estimates that the average burden for this report is one hour. You may submit any comments concerning the accuracy of this estimate or any suggestion for reducing the burden to: Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center (NMC-41), 100 Forbes Drive, Martinsburg, WV 25404.”

Current second paragraph reads: “The Coast Guard estimates that the average burden for this report is one hour. You may submit any comments concerning the accuracy of this estimate or any suggestion for reducing the burden to: Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center (NMC-4C), 4200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 630, Arlington, Virginia 22203-1804 or Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1625-0018), Washington, DC 20503.”

2. Page 1 –

Revise “Master’s MMD/License Number” box to “Master’s MMC Number.” The Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) is a credential issued by the United States Coast Guard which replaced the previously issued Merchant Mariner’s Documents and Licenses (MMD/License). Expiring MMD/licenses are being replaced with MMCs.

3. Page 3 –

1. Revise 4^th line down “46 U.S.C. § 11301. Logbook and entry requirements” to “46 U.S.C. § 11301 & 11304. Logbook and entry requirements.” This revision is needed as a result of the three additional logbook entries required for vessels of the United States that are subject to inspection under 46 U.S.C. 3301.

4. Page 4 –

Add above “18 U.S.C § 1001 Statement of entries generally”:

46 U.S.C. § 11304. Additional logbook and entry requirements

(a) A vessel of the United States that is subject to inspection under section 3301 of this title,

except a vessel on a voyage from a port in the United States to a port in Canada, shall have an

official logbook, which shall be kept available for review by the Secretary on request.

(b) The log book required by subsection (a) shall include the following entries:

(1) The time when each seaman and each officer assumed or relieved the watch.

(2) The number of hours in service to the vessels of each seaman and each officer.

(3) An account of each accident, illness, and injury that occurs during each watch.

Note: The “number of hours in service” consists of the total number of hours within a 24-hour period preceding a watch spent performing activity on behalf of a vessel, its crew, its cargo, or the vessel’s owner or operator. This includes, but is not limited to, standing watches, performing maintenance on the vessel or its appliances, unloading cargo, or performing administrative tasks, whether underway or at the dock.

These additional requirements are a result of new statutory requirements outlined in Sec. 607 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010. The Coast Guard Authorization Act requires vessels subject to inspection under 46 U.S.C. 3301 to make three specific entries in logbooks. These requirements are in addition to those requirements of 46 U.S.C. 11301.

5. Pages 11 through 16 –

Change “MMD #” box to “MMC #” - The Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) is a credential issued by the United States Coast Guard which replaced the previously issued Merchant Mariner’s Documents and Licenses (MMD/License). Expiring MMD/licenses are being replaced with MMCs.