Starting 2015, all at-sea vessels with a flow scale will be required to use the electronic logbook to capture their deploy and retrieval information in addition to Daily Flow Scale Tests.
The electronic logbook is available through the eLandings application, instructions can be found below. Motherships that also act as Catcher Processors will be able to enter Deliveries and Hauls in one elogbook.
Register a New eLogbook
Refer to the following article on tips for Registering a New eLogbook: Register a New eLogbook
Trip Report and Daily Report Navigation
Refer to the following article on tips for Navigating the Trip Report and Daily Report: Trip Report and Daily Report Navigation
eLogbook Navigation
You can navigate to the Logbook, Trip Report and Daily Report in different ways.
Once you have logged into elandings, you will need to select the Reports dropdown menu, and click on the menu item Logbooks.
Select your Operation from the dropdown menu.
There will be a button for: Open Logbook, Open Current Trip, Open Current Daily Report.
- Create New Logbook:
- Proceed to the next article section "How to Register a new Logbook".
- Logbook (Open / Create):
- Open existing Logbook: The Logbook can be opened from the Reports dropdown menu. Select the Operation, and Open Logbook button. Create new Logbook: If your vessel does not currently have a Logbook, the system will ask if you want to create one. Click OK to proceed.
- If you proceeded to Trip Report, and want to get back to Logbook, press the browser Back navigation button, or repeat instructions for Open existing Logbook.
Below is the Logbook page. This Logbook shows 2 Trip Reports, and 4 Daily Reports.
- Open existing Trip Report: On the Logbook page, click the Trip Letter button (A, B, C, etc.).
- Create new Trip Report: On the Logbook page, click the Add Trip Report button.
- Open existing Daily Report: On the Trip Report page, click the Date button (01/02, 01/03, etc.).
- Create new Daily Report: On the Trip Report page, click the drop-down button, and Add Daily Report button.
Trip Report Navigation
- Trip Report (Open / Edit / Create / Delete):
- Open existing Trip Report: On the Logbook page, click the Trip Letter button (A, B, C, etc.).
- Edit existing Trip Report: On the Logbook page, click the Trip Letter button (A, B, C, etc.), click the drop-down button, and Edit Trip button.
- Create new Trip Report: On the Logbook page, click the drop-down button, and Add Trip button.
- Delete Trip Report: On the Logbook page, click the drop-down button, and Delete Trip Report button.
- To navigate back to the Logbook, use the browsers "Back" button.
Below is the Trip Report page. This Trip Report shows 1 Active Status change, and 1 Daily Report.
Daily Report Navigation
- Daily Report (Open / Edit / Create / Delete):
- Open existing Daily Report: On the Trip Report page, click the Date button (01/02, 01/03, etc.).
- Edit existing Daily Report: On the Trip Report page, click the Date button (01/02, 01/03, etc.), and Edit the information.
- Create new Daily Report: On the Trip Report page, click the drop-down button, and Add Daily Report button.
- Delete Daily Report: On the Trip Report page, click the drop-down button, and Delete Daily Report button.
- To navigate back to the Trip Report page, use the browsers "Back" button, or click on the Trip Letter button (A, B, C, etc.).
- To navigate back to the Logbook, use the browsers "Back" button twice, or follow previous instructions.
Below is the Daily Report page. This Daily Report shows 1 Haul.
Register a new eLogbook
Begin from the elandings Home page.
Once you have logged into elandings, select the Reports drop-down menu, and click on the menu item Logbooks.
Select your Operation from the dropdown menu.
Click on the Open Logbook button.
If your vessel does not currently have a Logbook the system will ask if you want to create one. To proceed with registering your logbook, click OK.
Logbook Registration is complete.
Add Trip Report
Begin from the Logbook page.
Before you can make any Haul entries in your Logbook, you will need to do the following three things:
- Add a Trip Report
- Add Gear
- Go Active
Click on the Add Trip Report button.
- Select the Report Date
- Select the Add Trip Report button
- The Edit Trip Report page will appear, enter the following information:
- Start Date: It should always be January 1st of the current year you will be fishing
- Go Active/Inactive: select whether or not you will be fishing actively as of the Trip Report creation date
- Crew Size (even if it's only one or two)
- Operator Name
- Weight Units
- Depth Units
- Cruise Number
- Observer 1: if you are actively fishing on January 1st and have an observer on board, enter the applicable information here
- Cruise Number
- Observer 2: If you are actively fishing on January 1st and have a 2nd observer on board, enter the applicable information here
- Cruise Number
- Operator IFQ permit: enter if applicable to this Trip
- Halibut CDQ permit: enter if applicable to this Trip
- Select the Save or Cancel button
NOTE: A change in captain, crew members, or Observers triggers the need for a New Trip Report.
Once you have entered the New Trip information and saved it, you will be returned to the Logbook page.
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