File a Float Plan

[GordMay]

The "Millennium Edition" Float Plan™ - and Boating Emergency Guide™ together they are the World's only fully functional Lifesaving Device On Paper™.

Get the Plan. Its free from America's Volunteer Lifesavers, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Safety is simple, if you have a plan.
http://www.uscgaux.org/~floatplan/
http://www.uscgaux.org/~floatplan/do...GFloatPlan.pdf

Float Plan Supplementals™ allow you to expand your plan to meet the specific needs of every voyage.
Supplemental Itinerary & Passenger List:
http://www.uscgaux.org/~floatplan/in...limentals.html

[CaptainK]

Dear Gord,

It doesn't hurt any skipper. To have a float plan. Fortunately, there are a few probably who do not have one?

Let's hope for anyone's sake they do?

Regards,

Kevin
CaptainK

Good liks GORD. It points out the most important part of a float plan. Making sure the peron holding it knows what to do with it. Kind of like a will left with an ex wife.

[GordMay]

"... like a will left with an ex wife ..."
GOOD POINT, and an excellent turn of phrase.
Page 2 of the USCG Float Plan includes instructions. Make certain your 'monitor' understands them.

[CaptainK]

Yeah. Actually theis person on my boat who holds my float plan. His last name is Reaper. Goes by the first name Grim,

Regards,

Kevin
CaptianK

[Green BUT Adventurous]

The updated USCG Float Plan site:
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-o/g-opr/float%20plan.htm

[Talbot]

UK Coastguard have a similar system, managed by the Coastguard. Unfortunately, it is not a simple job for them to search on it, or to match details against the call sign database.

That would be too sensible!