AUS-EWK-L2.3

Watchkeeping standards, records and the engine room log

AUS-EWK-M2 · The Engine Room Watch · AUS-EWK-M2-A Keeping a watch below

Everything an engineer does at sea leaves a record, or it should. The log is not administration bolted onto the job. It is the job's memory, and in a casualty investigation it is the only witness that does not get tired, frightened or cross-examined.