wyltk55,

You CAN log safety pilot time in your logbook (as a required crewmember per 91.109).

Use it for total time only, not PIC or solo.

For example:

Your logbook total hours would be 175 hours after you satisfy the PIC/Solo/CrossCountry/Night/ComplexTraining etc. hours of 61.129 ( including 3 hours in a single-engine airplane in preparation for the practical test within the 60-day period preceding the date of the checkride).

You could supplement your total time with 75 hours of 91.109 safety pilot time to reach the 250 total requirement.