Logging correct times
For those new to the RHS post graduation from flight school, there is often little or no guidance from their new employers as to the correct procedure for logging hours. The logbook itself in its notes at the front section is a good starting point. Logging P1 time whilst new in the RHS is a big no no. You're not the commander, you did not sign the tech log and you don't hold a full ATPL. I have seen newbies log P1 AND put their name in the command column simply because they were the handling pilot. I have also been told they were expressly permitted to do this though when asked who told them they because a little vague. PI/S needs to be countersigned anyway. You are P2 unill you go LHS. Put an asterix in the remarks if you wish to denote you were handling. P1 is for commanders and commanders under training who will indeed occupy the LHS and sign the tech log and assume all the responsibilites of the commander (albeit under the watchfull eye of a training Capt). Fudging this will get you noticed for the wrong reasons.
IFR time are the rules under which the flight was conducted. Instrument Time are the conditions you flew in. Sim time has separate pages in most logbooks. Don't put it in the 'normal' pages.