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Annex 3
Radio records
Part 2
Radio log (Radiotelephone ship)
(Regulation 37(2))
The radio log for a radiotelephone ship must contain—
| (a) | particulars of the ship and of the radiotelephone operator(s) on board; and |
| (b) | the diary of the radio communication service, in which must be entered— |
| (i) | the name of the radiotelephone operator and the times at which the watch commences and ends; |
| (ii) | the times at which radio watch is, for any reason, discontinued, together with the reason and the time at which the radio watch is resumed; |
| (iii) | a summary of communications exchanged between the ship station and coast stations or other ship stations, including the serial numbers and the dates of any messages passed; |
| (iv) | a summary of all communications relating to distress, urgency and safety traffic; |
| (v) | a record of all incidents connected with the radio communication service, including the radiotelephone installation and the VHF radiotelephone installations, occurring during the watch and appearing to be of importance to safety of life at sea; |
| (vi) | particulars of the tests and checks carried out pursuant to regulation 25(7); and |
| (vii) | the position of the ship at least once each day, preferably at midday |