Code of Federal Regulations Title 46. Shipping § 46.140.905 Official logbooks

(a) A towing vessel of the United States, except one on a voyage from a port in the United States to a port in Canada, is required by 46 U.S.C. 11301 to have an official logbook if the vessel is:

(b) The Coast Guard furnishes, without fee, to masters of vessels of the United States, the official logbook as Form CG–706B or CG–706C, depending on the number of persons employed as crew. The first several pages of this logbook list various acts of Congress governing logbooks and the entries required in them.

(c) When a voyage is completed, or after a specified time has elapsed, the master must file the official logbook containing required entries with the cognizant OCMI at or nearest the port where the vessel may be.