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    Re: Judging a navigator by the logs he keeps. was: Navigation and whaling
    From: Frank Reed
    Date: 2009 Feb 22, 05:21 -0800

    George H., you wrote:
    "The conclusion I would draw, that you're free to disagree with, is that the
    standard of log keeping is not necessarily a good guide to the standard of
    navigation."
    
    That's true. And incidentally, I enjoyed your story. :-)
    
    There's a difference worth noting however. You owned your vessel. You were 
    under no legal of commercial obligation to keep a logbook. It's different 
    when you have a crew. It's different when you're commanding somebody else's 
    property. And it's different when you're sailing in international waters 
    possibly close to the coastal waters of an unfriendly nation.
    
    An interesting reason for carrying logbooks aboard British merchant vessels in 
    the 19th century: anti-slave trade inspections by the Royal Navy. Slavers 
    often carried several logbooks including one that was intended for these 
    inspections, but supposedly it was not difficult to spot a fake. Anyone have 
    any speculations on things that they would look for to identify a false 
    logbook?
    
    By the way, we've been talking about 19th century vessels. What's the law 
    regarding logbooks on merchant vessels today? And a century ago?
    
    -FER
    
    
    
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