OUPV & 100-Ton Master · Operations
A float plan left ashore before a voyage should include:
- AOnly the operator's name
- BVessel description, persons aboard, route, and expected return time✓ Correct
- CThe current fuel price
- DA list of the passengers' employers
Explanation
A useful float plan describes the vessel, lists those aboard, states the intended route and destination, and gives an expected return time plus whom to call if overdue. It gives search-and-rescue a starting point if the vessel fails to return.
Authority: USCG Navigation Rules / good marine practice
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