Legal Definition and Related Resources of Log

A record of happenings in and to a ship. See the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, ss. 239-243, 262 (j)

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Log in Historical Law

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Log (Ship’S Log) in Maritime Law

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The following is a definition of Log (Ship’S Log), produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: [Translation of Log in French: “journal de bord” or “livre de bord”] [Translation of Log in Spanish: “diario de navegación”] [Translation of Log in Italian: “giornale di bordo”] [Translation of Log in German: “Logbuch”] – A record book carried aboard a ship in which all significant events relating to the journey are recorded by the ship’s officers authorized to make such entries. A ship may have aboard more than one log, including an “official” log, an engine room log, a radio log, a “rough” log, etc. The log is at time prima facie (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary) evidence in a maritime dispute. See Cour de Cassation, July 2, 1996, DMF 1996, 1145. note P. Delebecque. The modification of or failure to produce logs is regarded by courts with suspicion. See Old Colony Ins. Co. v. S.S. Southern Star 280 F. Supp. 189 at p,. 191, 1967 AMC 1641 at p. 1644 (D. Ore. 1967); International Produce, Inc. v. Frances Salman 1975 AMC 1521 at p. 1540, [1975] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 355 at p. 365 (S.D. N.Y. 1975); Tetley, M.C.C., 4 Ed., 2008 at pp. 343-350 (“Fourth Principle of Proof”).

Log in Admiralty Law

For information on log in this context, see the entry on log in the maritime law encyclopedia.