Float Plan
Whether you are heading out for a day of fishing, fun in the sun or a leisurely cruise at sea the United States Coast Guard urges all boaters to file a float plan prior to the start of a trip for boat safety and filing boat trip plan before going on the water can save your float
On any given day, unexpected marine emergencies caused by engine failure, boating accidents or sudden weather changes may require a search and rescue operation that could be more quickly executed if float plan data is readily available for boat safety and filing boat trip plan before going on the water can save your float.
A float plan includes information about the vessel, the time of departure, estimated time of arrival and course of travel for boat safety and filing boat trip plan before going on the water can save your float. The plan is left ashore with a relative, friend or person at the dock. Should you not return by the time indicated in the plan, the holder of the plan will have been instructed to call authorities for boat safety and filing boat trip plan before going on the water can save your float. Printing the following float plan format may help you best prepare for your next adventure on the high sea for boat safety and filing boat trip plan before going on the water:

FLOAT PLAN

 

Person filing plan:

Telephone:(include area code)

Boat description ( houseboat, sportfisherman, etc.)

Power, sail, outboard, inboard

Hull color:
Trim color:
State/Registration number:
Length in feet:
Boat name:
Make/Model/Year:

Persons aboard (count yourself)

Name, age,address, telephone of each passenger aboard

Engine info:
(Gasoline, diesel- Inboard/Outboard-Horse power- Number of engines)

Fuel capacity in gallons:

Survival equipment (Check ):

PFDs Flares Signal Mirror Horn Smoke Signals

Flashlight Raft or Dinghy Paddles Food Water Anchor
Radio(s) Marine VHF SSB CB Cell Phone

Frequencies or channels used

Call sign/number:

Trip Plans
Leaving from:
Going to:
Leaving (Date)
Leaving (Time)
Return by (Date)
Return by (Time)
But no later than (Date)
But no later than (Time)

Other Information:

 

Automobile Ashore

Make/Model/Year:
Color(s):
State/License number:
Trailer state/License number:
Where parked:

If not returned by
Date and Time

CALL
Coast Guard Tel #
or, Local Authority (Name) Tel #

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