Originally Posted by TiredSoul

Hang on, that’s not what I said.
Using a safety pilot while you’re under the hood is a different kettle of fish as far as logging.
Doesn’t mean both of you get to log everything and split the cost. No, no, no NO!
I wouldn’t pay you half and only being able to log less.
”Safety pilot “ time was never intended to be a timebuilding excercise. That is not the intent of the regulation.
Your safety pilot can only log TT and PIC (acting PIC) for the time you are under the hood. Not night/day/cross country/landings/approaches/holds, IMC you may encounter or anything else.
You are required to log the safety pilot name and certificate number and so are they.
Putting both your logbooks together should not result in a violation or suspension for falsifying logbook entries. That’s a career ender right there.
A certificate holder takes time out of their day to keep an eye on things and in exchange they are allowed to log a small portion of that time and none of the value.