The master of a ship on board of which an official log-book is required to be kept in terms of this Act shall enter or cause to be entered in that book the following matters:
| (a) | every conviction by a legal tribunal of a member of his crew, and the punishment inflicted; |
| (b) | every offence for which punishment is inflicted on board, and the nature of the punishment inflicted; |
| (c) | a statement of the conduct, character and qualifications of each member of the crew, or a statement that he declines to express an opinion thereon, with a statement of his reasons for so declining; |
| (d) | every case of illness, hurt or injury happening to a member of the crew, with the nature thereof, and the medical treatment adopted, if any; |
| (e) | every case of death happening on board, and the cause thereof, together with such particulars as may be prescribed; |
| (f) | every birth happening on board, with the sex of the infant and names of the parents, together with such particulars as may be prescribed; |
| (g) | every marriage taking place on board, with the names and the ages of the parties; |
| (h) | the name of every seafarer who ceases to be a member of the crew, otherwise than by death, with the place, time, manner and cause thereof; |
[Section 183(h) substituted by section 29(d) of Act No. 12 of 2015]
| (i) | the wages due to any seafarer who dies during the voyage, and the gross amount of all deductions to be made therefrom; |
[Section 183(i) substituted by section 29(d) of Act No. 12 of 2015]
| (j) | every collision with any other ship, and the circumstances under which the same occurred; |
| (k) | every casualty or accident of which a report is required to be made under this Act; |
| (l) | every meeting with any other ship at sea, when persons or goods are transhipped; and |
| (m) | any other matter directed by this Act to be entered. |
