David wrote .. > But surely any log that BW wanted as proof would have to be countersigned at various points > by recognised officials to prove you had really been their. A bit like the old IWA Silver Sword > logs.
The theory is that you never know when your log book is likely to be inspected so, as <yesterday's> stop had to be accurate in case it was inspected at the time and (for the very same reason) all previous days also, any inspector should therefore end up with a reasonably accurate log of all stops. If somebody wanted to forge their log then they would have to do it *every* time that they stopped anywhere. So long as all log entries had to cover a minimum of 28 consecutive days (so people would need to hold the boat's current log plus the previous month's one) that would entail an awful lot of hand writing, and it would have to be done every single night! Presumably most honest, law abiding, folk would also have copies of their fuel invoices, to back up their logs, in any cases of 'mistaken identity' - or suspected log forgeries. Likewise boats kept in marinas, boatyards, rented moorings, etc., would also have that sort of proof. Staying on the basic subject, may I ask a couple of questions at this point - what is the actual BW rule that we are talking about here; is the rule saying '14 days maximum in 28 days' or '14 consecutive days in any 28'? If it is the former, then what is there to stop people 'legally' (albeit not 'morally' in some eyes) just moving backwards and forwards between two villages a few miles apart? Cheers, Trevor
