Logbook

The term logbook or log book originated with the ship's log, a log of important events in the management, operation, and navigation of a ship.

Two different logbooks for scuba divers.

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.[1][2] 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • For commercial vehicles: In Canada,[3] the United States,[4] New Zealand[5] 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".[6]
  • 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.

Other uses

See also

References
  1. Triant G. Flouris; Dennis Lock (2016), "Case History or Project Diary", Managing Aviation Projects from Concept to Completion, Routledge, p. 484, ISBN 9781317101956
  2. Nick Graham (2014), "Project Log Checklist", Project Management Checklists For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, p. 126, ISBN 9781118931431
  3. Ontario Ministry of Transportation (25 July 2019). "Commercial Vehicle Operators' Safety Manual". www.mto.gov.on.ca/.
  4. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (17 December 2020). "FMCSA Hours of Service (HOS)". www.fmcsa.dot.gov.
  5. "Heavy vehicle work time requirements and logbooks". DT Driver Training. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  6. "Get a vehicle log book (V5C)".
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