I am afraid the chaps are correct on all counts. In actual fact there is no such thing as a 'safety pilot' as such. If it's a single pilot aircraft you are either the commander or not there as far as logging/claiming anything goes. Effectively a passenger that knows about flying.
If you can't log it, normally not worth putting on a cv. If you put it, it looks like you've not done very much, hence having to put it on a cv. But as mentioned above it could show your motivation to get into the industry, just don't hang your hat on it!