British Columbia Shipwreck Recording Guide
Preface
This Guide accompanies the 'Detailed' and 'Basic' British
Columbia Shipwreck Survey Forms.
The 'Basic' form is intended for a survey project limited by time,
size of crew, or crew inexperience.
The 'Detailed' form is used for systematic surveys or excavations.
Fields used on the Detailed form are distinguished with double asterisks
(**) in the guide. Some fields are repeated on both forms (Eg.
B1-B9).
The forms may be downloaded from the
forms
section of this site.
Both forms are intended to supplement normal field notes, photographic
records, and maps. The repository for this information should be noted on
whichever form is used.
Please note, that the Canada Shipping Act (R.S. Can. 1985,
c.S-9, Part VI) prohibits removal of any artifacts from wreck sites without
a permit. The unauthorized removal of artifacts or excavation is not
encouraged and also contravenes British Columbia's Heritage Conservation Act [RSBC 1996] CHAPTER 187.
Information relating to the existence, whereabouts and condition of
artifacts previously removed from a site should be noted.
On some wrecks the information requested is not retrievable without
excavation. However, excavations are normally done under permit from the
Archaeology Branch. The diver is asked to remember that these
activities, when undertaken in an unsystematic and haphazard manner, have a
serious and irreversible negative impact on a site and the integrity of the
information present in it.
The Forms and Guide are divided into eight general data categories. Each
line on the form is identified by category, then lettered and numbered.
This system is common to both forms, and is duplicated in the guide where
each form line is explained. Facsimiles of both forms, are reproduced as
appendices to the guide.
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