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Instructions For Keeping The Radio LogIn accordance with the provisions of regulation 20 of the Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998 ("the 1998 Regulations") and regulation 19 of the Merchant Shipping (Radio) (Fishing Vessel) Regulations 1999 ("the 1999 FV Regulations"), a Radio Log must be carried on board certain ships/vessels. It should be retained on the navigating bridge convenient to the radio installation. It must be available for inspection by any person authorised in that behalf by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry or the authorised representative of another Administration.I. Completion Of The Radio Log.The Log is split up into three sections, A, B, C, and ANNEX. Please read these notes before completing each section.(1) S e ct i o n A1. Enter all the required particulars of the ship/vessel and details of radio certification. 2. Enter the method(s) of ensuring the availability of the radio equipment, including details of the service company or companies if shore-based maintenance is the chosen means. (2) Section BEnter details of the qualified personnel on board. Indicate clearly the qualified crew member designated by the Master/Skipper as having primary responsibilityfor radio communications in the event of a distress incident. This designation is under regulation 19(1) and (2) of the 1998 Regulations and 18(1) of the 1999 FV Regulations. Indicate also (if different), the person nominated by the Master/Skipper under regulation 18(7) of the 1998 Regulations and 17(7) of the 1999 FV Regulations.(3) Section CThis section comprises the diary record of the operation of the radio installation. Entries in this part of the log are to be prepared in duplicate. The summary column must include the following:1. A summary of communications relating to distress, urgency and safety traffic. The summary must include dates and times, details of the vessels involved and their positions. 2. A record of important incidents connected with the radio service. For example, (a) a breakdown or serious malfunction of the equipment; (b) a breakdown of communications with coast stations, coast earth stations or satellites; (c) adverse propagation conditions, ie ionospheric, static, atmospheric noise, general interference; (d) serious breaches of radio procedures by other stations; (e) any significant incidents concerning the exchange of commercial traffic such as