Originally Posted by ranch4x4
Great post, that's all the information I wanted. Now for a hypothetical question. If I log the 1.7 total, 1.7 night, 1.7 PIC and since there is no column labled "safety pilot" how would anyone know that it is indeed safety pilot time?
When I do go to log it, should I put "Acted as safety PIC for 1.7 hours for a 2.0 hour flight" in the remarks section?
You do not have to identify safety pilot time as such, but most people do. It would kind of stick out though because you probably didn't log any landings as S/P! The guy under the hood has to log the safety pilot's name, but not vice versa. An employer would probably consider it dishonest not to identify S/P time as such. However, most employers will give you credit for safety pilot time so there's probably no reason to cover it up.