Document Record

Title

Canadian Marine Transportation Administration, Canadian Coast Guard, Ship Safety Branch, Central Registry of Seamen, Articles of Agreement and Ships' Logs

Identifier

MIKAN: 44672
Reels/Bobines: T-11806 to T-11826
Archival Reference/Référence Archivistique: RG 12 b 14 b
oocihm.lac_mikan_44672
lac_mikan_44672

Document source

Library and Archives Canada / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada

Notes

1939/1947

Language

English

Description

The records in this accession consist of articles of agreement and ships' logs deposited with the Central Registry of Seamen, Ship Safety Branch, during the wartime service years 1939-1947 in compliance with the CANADA SHIPPING ACT. Articles of agreement are contracts concluded between the master of a ship and his crew. The agreement describes the nature and probable duration of each voyage, the number of the crew and the duties of each, the commencement of the engagement, the amount of wages, the scale of provisions for each seaman, and any regulations affecting conduct and discipline during the voyage. Ships' logs are similarly compulsory documents to be kept by all vessels. The information listed relates to the navigation of the ship, the organization of the crew, and all other activities on board. In effect, the ship's log is a watch to watch record of meteorological conditions, courses, speeds, punishments, injuries, deaths, etc.

URL

https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_44672