Record books and training manuals for onboard use
Marine record books provide a place to document onboard activities. Training manuals and reference books explain equipment, procedures and subjects that crew need to understand.
Record books for onboard operations
The right book depends on the job it serves: recording an operation, supporting familiarisation or providing a reference during a briefing.
DENFOIL supplies garbage record books — one for recording alone, one combining management with the record — whose entry layouts organise the information as those activities take place. Record books for other subjects are not part of this range.
The exact title and edition matter, because a similar-looking cover does not establish that the internal fields are the same. Language, recording format and the vessel's own requirements determine which volume is appropriate.
Survival reference for the crew
The lifeboat and life raft survival booklet provides more detailed explanations than a sign or poster can carry. It gives crew material to read before a briefing and return to when a subject needs clarification.
Content needs to relate to the equipment and arrangements aboard the vessel. A general description of an appliance is useful background, but vessel-specific details connect it to the equipment a crew member will actually encounter.
Working copies where they are used
A record book belongs with the process in which entries are made. A manual belongs where the relevant crew can consult it, whether that is the ship's office, an operating room or a training area.
Printed copies also need a clear identity. The title, edition and language distinguish the working volume from an older copy or a reference covering a different subject.
What to tell us about the book
- Which book is needed, by title.
- How many copies, and for which vessels.
- The language the working copy has to be in.
- Where the book will be kept and used, so the right number of copies reaches the right places.
- Whether it replaces a volume already on board, and what that one is called.
Record books and manuals, answered
Which books does DENFOIL supply?
Three: a Garbage record book, a combined Garbage management and record book, and a Lifeboat and life raft survival booklet. It is a short list, and it is the whole of it — other IMO publications are not part of this range.
Do you supply an oil or ballast water record book?
No. Those are not in the range. If a vessel needs them, they come from another source, and a distributor can point you to one.
Why does the exact title matter?
Because a similar-looking cover does not establish that the internal fields are the same. The entry layout is what organises the information as an activity takes place, so the title, edition and language are what distinguish a working volume from an older copy or a book covering a different subject.
Where should these be kept?
A record book belongs with the process in which entries are made. The survival booklet belongs where the relevant crew can consult it — the ship's office or a training area — and is reference material to read before a briefing and return to afterwards, rather than something that documents an activity.
Can DENFOIL be bought directly?
No. DENFOIL is supplied through distributors, who quote the specification and handle the order.
Specifying record books and manuals
Tell us which activities are recorded and in which language the volume is needed. A distributor quotes the specification.