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A logbook is a record used to document important events and activities. Logbooks are commonly used on ships, aircraft, industrial sites, and other applications to meet legal requirements. While logbooks were traditionally printed, electronic logbooks now allow for search functions, data integration, and remote access.

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Log Book

A logbook is a record used to document important events and activities. Logbooks are commonly used on ships, aircraft, industrial sites, and other applications to meet legal requirements. While logbooks were traditionally printed, electronic logbooks now allow for search functions, data integration, and remote access.

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Logbook

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Logbook used for NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter

Two different logbooks for scuba divers.


For books with logarithm tables, see Mathematical_table § Tables_of_logarithms.
A logbook (or log book) is a record used to record states, events, or conditions
applicable to complex machines or the personnel who operate them. Logbooks are
commonly associated with the operation of aircraft, nuclear plants, particle
accelerators, and ships (among other applications).
The term logbook originated with the ship's log, a maritime record of important
events in the management, operation, and navigation of a ship. The captain was
responsible for keeping a log, as a minimum, of navigational wind, speed, direction
and position.
Format[edit]
Logbooks come in many varieties, but they are sometimes standardized in form
and/or content within certain organizations or industries. In some applications
like flight training or trucking hours of service, they contain specific information used
to satisfy legal requirements.
Electronic logbooks[edit]
Prior to the advent of mobile computing, logbooks were almost exclusively printed
and bound in hard copy form. While physical logbooks offer advantages in frontline
applications with many users (like aircraft maintenance logs), the proliferation
of cloud computing and mobile devices has enabled the development of electronic
logbooks. They may be as complex as software packages, or as simple as
editable spreadsheets, but electronic logbooks offer several advantages—like
virtually unlimited capacity and digital backups.
Applications[edit]
Maritime logbooks[edit]
To record key navigation, engine watch, port calls and other operational activities on
board vessels of all sizes, marine logbooks must meet the specific reporting
requirements of IMO, SOLAS and flag states. When maritime logbooks are of the
electronic variety, manually-inserted information is normally combined with data
recorded from the vessel's instruments such as time and position. Typical marine
logbooks are:

 Deck logbook – Records navigational events related to the voyage and


operations on board
 Dynamic positioning logbook – Manual recording of operations related to
Dynamic Positioning (DP) operations
 Engine logbook – Records engine events related to the engine and
machinery operation
 Oil record book – Records events related to oil and dirty water as required
by IMO's MARPOL convention[1]
 Operational log – Records events related to vessel operation, i.e.
performance, cargo handling and maritime operations. The Operational
Log will typically need some customisation to owner's requirement and
trade.
 Radio logbook – Records events relevant to radio traffic as required
by IMO and the flag states
Shift logbooks[edit]
On any industrial site, there is a continuous stream of operational, maintenance and
safety events occurring at all levels and areas within the process.[2] An electronic shift
logbook is used at power plants and in process industry where several shift teams
cooperate in maintaining production. Typically the electronic shift logbook is used to
record state at the production plant, but it can also contain simple planning functions
that notify personnel about upcoming maintenance activities. Compared to the paper
logbook the electronic shift logbook enhance the value of the gathered information
through;

 Search functions
 Defined plant hierarchy for registration of logbook entries
 Classification according to certain entry types
 Statistics about most problematic areas
 Management reports
Additionally, access to the information storage can be controlled through user
authentication and authorizations mechanisms.[3][4]
Other applications[edit]
It has since been applied to a variety of other uses, including:

 Aircraft pilots must maintain a pilot logbook to record their time spent flying
and in a simulator. In addition, aircraft operators must maintain an aircraft
technical logbook (or "techlog") recording the aircraft's flights,
maintenance and defects.
 In a project, a logbook is a recording which is compiled while it is being
done may be called a project diary.[5][6] In the PRINCE2 project
management framework, daily logs are used to record issues, actions or
events not caught by other types of registers or logs within the framework.
Examples of other logs or registers in PRINCE2 include the lessons log,
risk register, issue register, quality register or backlog.
 In skydiving, a logbook serves as a parachutist's personal history in the
sport and also serves as an identifying document. It also provides drop
zones proof to back one's skydiving licenses, ratings and currency.[citation needed]
 In scuba diving, the dive log documents the experience of a diver by
logging a diver's dives.
 In the fishing industry, a logbook is used to record catch data as part of
the fisheries regulations. It is then submitted to the fishing authorities of
the vessel's flag state.[citation needed]
 For amateur radio, the logbook is where the hams register their contacts
and other radio operations. There are several programs to help radio
operators in the management of their logbook.[citation needed]
 For commercial vehicles: In Canada,[7] the United States,[8] New
Zealand[9] and other countries, a logbook is used to register driver and
operator work time for commercial heavy vehicles. In the United
States hours of service are recorded in a logbook. In New Zealand it is
referred to as work-time.
 In the United Kingdom, a vehicle registration certificate (V5C) and service
history is often referred to as a "logbook".[10]
 A race car log book is a document certifying that a car is prepared to a
given set of rules and is safe for competitions.
 Lab notebooks and electronic lab notebooks are used in research and
scientific settings.

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