A seaman assaults the Second Mate and injures him with a beer bottle while the ship is at sea. The incident is logged in the Official Logbook. In subsequent suspension and revocation proceedings against the seaman, according to the regulations, __________. |
A) the Second Mate and the Master must testify as to the facts of the assault |
B) the case will be dismissed if the logbook entries are improperly made |
C) the logbook entry is prima facie evidence of the facts if it complies with the law |
D) the logbook is inadmissible if the logbook entries do not conform to the law |