The use of a correction pen in CAP 741 logbook ?

[flame_bringer]

Been wondering , is it allowed to use a correction pen in the CAP 741 worksheet , i know it sounds like a naive question but it really has been bothering me lately seeing as my hand writing is scruffy as well as the fact that i had to scribble on the mistakes that i made when writing in the worksheet it renders the worksheet very terrible .

[Rigga]

Personally, I'd re-write the sheet - if at all possible.

The reason being - the sheet should last for a long time and lots of people may want to see it.

Otherwise - I'd treat it like real paperwork and rule through it and sign off the mistake, like a professional piece of paperwork.

Alternatively - I do all mine on a PC and sign the neatly printed copy.

Hope this helps.

Rigga

[Blues&twos]

Depending on whether it's important to show the original text or not (for future inspection/audit purposes) you could do what we do...a single line through the error so that the original entry can still be read, the correct text written nearby and initials/date to show who made the correction and when.
(In some cases we also have to write a brief explanatory note, for example if we've corrected an out-of-specification entry to an in-specification entry).
If it's not important that the whole document is the original, then follow Rigga's advice and re-write the whole sheet.

I'd avoid a correction pen (in my industry they are expressly forbidden), they tend to make things look even more messy, especially if you don't wait long enough for the fluid to dry!

[muduckace]

The FAA guideline is to line through a mistaken entry and inital it (to give clarity).

[Rigga]

Just to put this situation into its right place - this is a question for an engineers Log Book - not an aircraft's Tech Log, nor aircraft documentation, even.

Some of the more formal answers are correct for Tech Log uses (and I agree with those methods when used for Tech Logs) But we are not talking about tech logs here.

I maintain that to rewrite the page (if possible) is a better presentation to prospective employers or Regulatory Authorities.

[flame_bringer]

Thanks everyone
I appreciate your answers, however after some digging on this matter it turned out that it makes no difference in that in the end i wont be submitting my original papers i will have to photocopy them so the correction pen wont appear anyways .
Thanks again