Float plan worksheet

A float plan is information you leave with a trusted person ashore before you get underway. If you do not check in when expected, that person can contact the Coast Guard or local responders with useful details.

Completing this page does not submit your plan to the U.S. Coast Guard, BoatingChicago, or any authority. Print or copy the filled fields and give them to your shore contact. Do not put sensitive personal data into web forms that upload anywhere — these fields stay in your browser until you print.

Adapted from public U.S. Coast Guard recreational float-plan guidance (uscgboating.org). Always follow current requirements for your vessel and waters.