At-Sea Daily Log E 1. Use Higgens Eternal Ink, never ballpoint. Pencil can be used only as a last resort. 2. Put date and page number on each sheet. 3. Write 1200 position of ship on each sheet of the Log (at top of page). 4. Mark in course heading on each sheet and indicate changes as they occur. 5. Begin a new sheet for each day of observation. 6. Do not abbreviate names (ditto marks are acceptable, when legible). 7. Do not write in superfluous remarks (i.e., fly buzzing overhead, good shot, etc.). 8. Do not use slang or obscene words. 9. Be sure all writing, especially numbers, is easily read and understood. 10. For each day note time observations began and secured. Also note time of apparent sunrise and sunset. 11. For nocturnal observations note condition of moon. 12. Note all rain squalls by time and duration. 13. For each bird where even a little doubt exists as to identity, give a complete description. 14. Put a question mark after each sighting where the birds were not definitely identifiable such as terns on the horizon (i.e., Sooty Tern?). 15. If the bird cannot be identified to species, identify it to the closest taxonomic unit. i.e. Tern Gadfly petrel Shearwater Shearwater-Petrel Bird 16. Repeat the time for each sighting i.e. 0900 Sooty Tern N 0900 Sooty Tern S } These two not together 0900 Sooty Tern S