{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-131.620","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 131.620","heading":"Matters that must be logged.","body":"The following matters must be entered in each vessel's logbook:\n(a) Safety Orientation for Offshore Workers. As held. See § 131.320.\n(b) Tests and inspection of Steering Gear, Whistle, and Means of Communication. Before departure. See § 131.505.\n(c) Draft and Loadline Markings. Before leaving port. Ocean and coastwise voyages only. See § 131.510.\n(d) Verification of Compliance with Applicable Stability Requirements. See § 131.513.\n(e) Periodic Sanitary Inspections. After periodic sanitary inspections made by the master. See § 131.515.\n(f) Hatches and Other Openings. Each opening and closing, or departure from port without closing (except by vessels on protected waters). See § 131.520.\n(g) Tests of Emergency Lighting and Power. Weekly, monthly, and twice-yearly. See § 131.525.\n(h) Abandon-Ship Training and Drills, and Firefighting Training and Drills. As held. See §§ 131.530 and 131.535.\n(i) Inspection of Lifeboat Winches. Once each 3 months. See § 131.570.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER L—OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS","PART 131—OPERATIONS","Subpart F—Logs"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"2c0a321a364aaad12a8ec876004630c83c7041b06772e61a5b1d2cdd3dc91a62","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-131.610","next":"us/46-cfr-131.630"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}