show a ship’s deck log title page and sheet with sample entries. The deck log includes, as appropriate, data and information regarding the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Orders under which the ship is operating and the character of duty in which engaged Significant changes in the state of the sea and weather Draft Sounding Zone description Particulars of anchoring and mooring Changes in the status of ship’s personnel or passengers Damage or accident to the ship, its equipage, or cargo Death or injuries to personnel, passengers, visitors, longshoremen, harbor workers, or repairmen Meeting and adjourning or recessing of courts-martial and other formal boards Arrests, suspensions, and restorations to duty Such other matters as maybe specified by competent  authority Ships may be exempt from recording entries in the deck log daily by watches only under the following  circumstances: The Chief of Naval Operations, through the fleet or force commander, may direct that deck log entries for ships engaged in special operations be limited to the nonoperational data, such as that required by the preceding paragraph. Entries may be made upon occurrence of note- worthy events rather than by daily watches. The operational data for ships so directed should be recorded in a manner prescribed by the CNO. Ship’s undergoing a scheduled period of regular overhaul, conversion, or inactivation may, during that period, make log entries upon occur- rence of noteworthy events rather than daily watches. Occasionally, information may be received after later events have already been recorded. In this case, make a late entry as follows: In the left- hand margin corresponding to where the entry should have been recorded, place an asterisk (*). Enter the late entry on the next available line and place another asterisk in the left-hand margin. Sometimes the commanding officer will direct a change or addition to one of the foregoing records. When this happens you should comply unless you believe the proposed change or addition to be incorrect. In this event, the commanding officer enters your remarks on the record over his or her signature as appropriate. No change maybe made in a log after it has been signed by the commanding officer without the permission or direction of the commanding officer. The officer of the deck supervises the keeping of the ship’s deck log. The OOD ensures all operational and navigational data and all other relative information, including exact times, are entered accurately and chronologically as each event occurs. The petty officer of the watch or other designated watch personnel should write the log of the watch legibly. Each event should be recorded at the time it happens or as directed by the officer of the deck. The navigator examines the ship’s deck log daily and ensures it is properly kept. After each month’s log is complete, the navigator certifies the correctness of its contents. The navigator then submits the deck log to the commanding officer at the end of each month for the CO’s signature. JUNIOR OFFICER OF THE DECK IN PORT Depending on the size of the ship, you could be assigned as the junior officer of the deck (JOOD) in port. The JOOD is assigned as the principal assistant to the OOD. The JOOD is generally assigned to the crew’s brow or gangway and performs such duties as the OOD may direct. ORGANIZATIONAL  RELATIONSHIPS OF THE JUNIOR OFFICER OF THE DECK The JOOD in port reports to the following: 1. The OOD (in port) for the performance of the watch. 2. The navigator, through the senior watch officer, for training and assignment to watches. The following personnel report to the JOOD: 1. Members of the brow or gangway watch regarding their duties. 5-9