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Voyage Plan
Further to the requirements, it is recommended that every fishing vessel operator should keep a voyage plan. While this is not a Regulation, it is a safety precaution and one method of protecting the boat. The voyage plan can be kept in an ordinary school notebook and left at home, or with anyone who can contact Search and Rescue. In the case of an emergency, it is of great help to Search and Rescue and can save a great deal of valuable time.
Operators should keep a strict radio watch at all time; often a vessel can't be reached simply because nobody is listening. Finally, the Canadian Coast Guard does not monitor CB frequencies.
A typical voyage plan is included for your information. It is important to note that it is in two parts; one part should go inside the front cover of your notebook, the second part will change with every voyage so that a different page should be kept for each one.
VOYAGE PLAN FOR FISHING VESSELS ^
(A voyage plan can be kept in a school notebook.)
PART 1
(This part contains permanent details and could be placed on the inside front cover).
Telephone number of nearest RCC
or SAREC _______________________
Vessel Name (if applicable) _______________________ No. of Lifeboats
(if applicable) _______________________
Fishing No. _______________________ No. of Liferafts
(if applicable) and size _______________________
Length _______________________
Type _______________________ No. of Approved
Pyrotechnics _______________________
Colour of Hull _______________________
Deck _______________________
Cabin _______________________
Radio equipment frequencies fitted
Radar Reflector Yes/No VHF
(for smaller vessels of other than metal construction)
MF
MF/HF
CB
Lifeboat
Others
PART 2 ^
(This part changes with every voyage and should be kept in the same school notebook using a different page for each trip).
Departure date & time _______________________
Vessel endurance in hours and days _______________________
Intended fishing areas _______________________
Estimated date and time of return _______________________
Number of persons on board _______________________
Times of regular radio calls with person holding the voyage plan _______________________
Other information _______________________
Probable port of refuge _______________________
Time at which the Search and Rescue organization should be notified if the scheduled regular radio call is not received _______________________
