Dates are given as recorded by Bligh in Bounty's log (where applicable), which was kept according to the "nautical", "navy" or "sea" time then used by the Royal Navy—each day begins at noon and continues until noon the next day, twelve hours ahead of regular "civil", "natural", or "land" time.
As datas son as que recolleu Bligh no diario de a bordo do Bounty, segundo a hora «náutica», «mariña» ou «do mar» que utilizaba a Mariña Real Británica naquel momento (cada día comezaba ao mediodía e duraba ata o mediodía seguinte, doce horas por diante da hora «civil», «natural» ou «terrestre».